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John
Wesley
Ischy
1885-01-01

–

1973

Born:

Sardis

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

Lisbon

, 

North Dakota

Buried: 

Gotha

, 

Florida

Cemetery:

Woodlawn Memorial Park

John Ischy graduated from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania, in 1912. He then entered Princeton Seminary where he received a Master of Arts degree in 1914, and completed the divinity program the following year. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister, and he and his new wife began service in Lisbon, North Dakota, where he pastored a small church. In April 1917, he left his parish to become a U.S. Army Chaplain, serving in France with the American Expeditionary Forces and earning two Silver Stars.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps)

    Regiment:

    38th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 9 – 11, 1918
    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 3 (June 3, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps) John Wesley Ischy, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Chaplain Ischy distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with the 38th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Romagne, France, 9 – 11 October 1918, in assisting the wounded under heavy shell fire.
    (First Citation)

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps)

    Regiment:

    38th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 9 – 11, 1918
    Headquarters, 3d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 22 (July 8, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps) John W. Ischy, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with the 38th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Romagne, France, 9 – 11 October 1918, Chaplain Ischy under heavy shell fire, without regard to personal safety, and with great courage assisted the wounded, and the recovery and burial of the dead of the regiment.
    (Second Citation)