John W. Smalley
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Home Town: Drumright, OK
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General Orders No. No. 129, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John W. Smalley, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vilcey, France, September 12, 1918. Sergeant Smalley displayed great heroism and disregard of personal danger in attacking an enemy machine-gun nest which was holding up the advance of his group. Assisted by another soldier, he flanked the gun, shot .one of the crew, and drove off the others, but was himself killed in the performance of this courageous act.