▁six ▁men ▁he ▁attacked ▁the ▁enemy , ▁inf lic ted ▁heavy ▁losses ▁upon ▁them , ▁and ▁drove ▁them ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁German ▁lines ." ▁ ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁c itation ▁ ▁" The ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁author ized ▁by ▁Act ▁of ▁Congress , ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁takes ▁pleasure ▁in ▁present ing ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁to ▁G unn ery ▁Serge ant ▁John ▁Gro ff ▁( M CS N : ▁ 9 9 2 5 2 ), ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁for ▁extraordinary ▁hero ism ▁while ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁E ight y - Th ird ▁Company , ▁Six th ▁Regiment ▁( Mar ines ), ▁ 2 d ▁Division , ▁A . E . F ., ▁in ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁Bo is - de - B elle au , ▁France , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁While ▁out ▁with ▁a ▁pat rol ▁to ▁obtain ▁information ▁essential ▁to ▁his ▁commander , ▁G unn ery ▁Serge ant ▁Gro ff ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁pat rol ▁of ▁superior ▁numbers . ▁With ▁six ▁men ▁he ▁attacked ▁the ▁enemy , ▁inf lic ted ▁heavy ▁losses ▁upon ▁them , ▁and ▁drove ▁them ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁German ▁lines ." ▁ ▁Award ▁author ized ▁by ▁War ▁Department , ▁General ▁Or ders ▁Number ▁ 1 1 0 ▁( 1 9 1 8 ). ▁ ▁Silver ▁Star ▁c itation ▁ ▁" By ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁President , ▁under ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of