John T. Maguire
Home Town: St. Louis, MO
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 15, W.D., 1921
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John T. Maguire, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Exermont, France, October 4, 1918. Although severely wounded, Lieutenant Maguire refused to be evacuated and continued to lead his platoon until again wounded and forced by exhaustion, due to loss of blood, to be evacuated.