The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private John J. Madore (ASN: 558115), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bazoches, France, 9 August 1918. Private Madore volunteered to carry a message to an advance squad through heavy machine-gun fire. After delivering the message and administering first-aid treatment to wounded men in the squad, he crawled up to the nearest enemy machine gun and put it out of action with a hand grenade.