John R. Godfrey
Home Town: Hampton, VA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John R. Godfrey, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois d’Etrayes, France, October 23, 1918. In the face of a terrific enemy barrage, Sergeant Godfrey, then Private Godfrey, went out in advance of his lines and brought in a wounded comrade.