John W. Saxon
Home Town: Kensington, MD
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John W. Saxon, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 10, 1918. In the advance on Recherne Hill Sergeant Saxon showed great courage and judgment in leading his platoon and wiping out several machine guns that were holding up the advance. He was killed while gallantly leading his platoon against the last of these.