John W. Rawlinson

Private, U. S. Army

Distinguished Service Cross

GENERAL ORDERS:
War Department, General Orders No. 68 (1920)
CITATION:
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 W. Rawlinson (ASN: 2246030), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F., at Quinnemont, France, near Ronssoy, France, 28 September 1918.
After assisting in repulsing a strong enemy counterattack, Private Rawlinson, with two other soldiers, became separated from his company, due to the heavy fog. Seeing a superior force of the enemy in a trench, they unhesitatingly attacked, and after killing and wounding several of the enemy, they captured numerous prisoners and brought them back to our lines.