John W. Derry
Home Town: Petersburg, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John W. Derry, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Nesles, France, July 15, 1918. Private First Class Derry requested permission to leave the trenches and to assist the wounded. Under heavy artillery bombardment of the enemy, he aided many wounded comrades to a dressing station, returning with litters for the more seriously wounded.