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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    116th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    29th 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 Sergeant John R. Godfrey (ASN: 1288519), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois d’Etrayes, France, 23 October 1918. In the face of a terrific enemy barrage, Sergeant Godfrey, then Private Godfrey, went out in advance of his lines and brought in a wounded comrade.