John S. Gilbertie
Home Town: Westport, CT
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John S. Gilbertie, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cornay, France, October 7 – 26, 1918. During the entire action from October 7, Corporal Gilbertie carried messages from the front line to battalion and regimental headquarters, although suffering from the effects of gas and sickness. On two occasions he volunteered and led patrols into the enemy territory, obtaining and returning with information of the utmost importance and value.
