Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    353d Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 23, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 37 (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 Private John Ingalls Dugan (ASN: 2844913), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 353d Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Bantheville, France, 23 October 1918. Although badly wounded in the face, Private Dugan refused medical attention and assisted in an attack on a machine-gun nest, capturing one gun by himself.