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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    110th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 27, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 64 (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 J. Dean (ASN: 1240919), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Montblainville, France, 27 September 1918. Although wounded in the lung by a machine-gun bullet, Sergeant Dean refused to be evacuated. Upon his platoon reaching its objective, he consolidated the new position and repulsed a strong counterattack with heavy losses to the enemy. He then reported to his battalion commander, refusing a litter, saying that all effectives were needed in the line, and walked to the dressing station.