▁being ▁commission ed ▁as ▁an ▁officer , ▁he ▁was ▁subsequently ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 7 th ▁Company , ▁ 6 th ▁Mar ines , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁His ▁official ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Vict ory ▁Medal ▁campaign ▁cred its ▁include ▁A is ne , ▁A is ne - Mar ne , ▁Me use - Arg onne , ▁and ▁Def ensive ▁S ector . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁host ilities ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Gro ff ▁stayed ▁in ▁Germany ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Third ▁Army ' s ▁occupation ▁forces . ▁ ▁Navy ▁Cross ▁c itation ▁ ▁" The ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁takes ▁pleasure ▁in ▁present ing ▁the ▁Navy ▁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 ▁ 8 3 d ▁Company , ▁ 6 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