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 Sergeant John Henry Wintrode (ASN: 99860), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 168th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near the Ourcq River, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, 30 July 1918. Sergeant Intrude took command of his company when all his officers were killed or wounded and handled it with extreme courage, coolness, and skill under an intense artillery bombardment and machine-gun fire during an exceptionally difficult attack.