D
istinguished Service Cross Recipient
Timeline
Birth- Jan 17, 1895
Kansas
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 22 - 18 years
Conflict Period
Other Service
Army Branch
Infantry
Service Start Date
Mar 1, 1916
Branch
Army
Conflict
Mexican Punitive Expedition
Service End Date
Feb 1, 1917
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- May 21, 1913-Age: 18 years
Kansas
1914 - 1918World War I- Ages: 24 - 22 years
Rank
First Sergeant
Service End Date
Nov 11, 1918
Service Number
42098
Army Branch
Infantry
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
World War I
Service Start Date
Apr 6, 1917
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Purple Heart w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, French Croix de Guerre
Served For
United States of America
Division
1st Division
Casualty- Oct 8, 1918-Age: 24 years
Wounded In Action
Jul 17, 1918
France
Wounded In Action
Sep 18, 1918
France
Wounded In Action
Fleville, France
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Gender
Male
Battle Honors (WWI): Meuse-Argonne
Battle Honors (WWI): Defensive Sector
Battle Honors (WWI): Montidier-Noyon
Jun 9, 2013
Battle Honors (WWI): St. Mihiel
Sep 12, 2016
Battle Honors (WWI): Aisne-Marne
Death- Dec 8, 1978-Age: 84 years
Belfair, Washington
Burial- Dec 1, 1978-Age: 84 years
Port Orchard Washington
Cemetery
Knights of Pythias Cemetery
Other Facts
Marriage
Zola T. Cramer
Full Name
John Earl Personett
Mother
Nancy Jane Craig
Father
John Gardner Personett
