▁the ▁act ▁of ▁Congress ▁approved ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁( B ul letin ▁Number ▁ 4 3 , ▁War ▁Department , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ), ▁G unn ery ▁Serge ant ▁John ▁Gro ff , ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁is ▁c ited ▁by ▁the ▁Command ing ▁General , ▁SE CON D ▁Division , ▁American ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Forces , ▁for ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action ▁and ▁a ▁silver ▁star ▁may ▁be ▁placed ▁upon ▁the ▁rib bon ▁of ▁the ▁Vict ory ▁Med als ▁awarded ▁him . ▁ ▁G unn ery ▁Serge ant ▁Gro ff ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁while ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁ 8 3 d ▁Company , ▁Six th ▁Regiment ▁( Mar ines ), ▁ 2 d ▁Division , ▁American ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Forces ▁at ▁Ch ate au - Th ier ry , ▁France , ▁ 6 ▁June ▁- ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 ." ▁ ▁Inter - war ▁years ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Gro ff ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁accepted ▁a ▁permanent ▁commission ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁lieutenant . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁Head quarters ▁Company , ▁ 1 0 th ▁Marine ▁Regiment , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the