John W. Cramer

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John W. Cramer, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Audenarde, Belgium, November 1, 1918. Corporal Cramer was a member of a patrol sent out to reconnoiter the town of Audenarde. This patrol discovered several enemy machine- gun sniper posts, located in buildings, which were enfilading the streets of the town. With another soldier, he dodged from building to building and entering one of the houses containing a machine gun, captured 2 machine gunners.