John P. Gaines
Home Town: Bay City, TX
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 100, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John P. Gaines, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 20, 1918. Second Lieutenant Gaines stayed with his command and led it to its final objective . After being wounded, he directed the consolidation of his position, and yielded his post only at the command of a superior officer.