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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    130th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 6, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 46 (1919)

    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 E. Daughty (ASN: 1383909), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Evergreen Woods, France, 6 November 1918. While on a daylight patrol, Sergeant Daughty displayed exceptional bravery, when with one other man he fought a large force of the enemy, killing a German officer and two machine gunners who were attempting to put their guns in action. Surrounded by the enemy, he captured a German corporal and fought his way out with his pistol, not having time to load his rifle. He marched his prisoners to the rear at the point of his bayonet, thereby running the risk of being captured himself, in order to carry out orders to take at least one prisoner.