John R. D. Cleland
Home Town: Jacksonville, FL
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John R. D. Cleland, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 21, 1918. Although he was wounded before and in the attack upon Berzy-le-Sec, First Lieutenant Cleland declined an opportunity to be evacuated and led his platoon to its final objective, which he consolidated and held.
