John Teevan

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Teevan, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Villers-sur- Fere, France, July 31. 1918. After his platoon had withdrawn from their position Private Teevan volunteered and returned to the position formerly occupied, in an attempt to rescue a wounded comrade. He crossed a field swept by unusually intensive machine- gun, fire, continuing in his attempted rescue until himself wounded.