Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-21 | Page 6 | A Hero Every Day

A Hero Every Day. The distinguished service crops now rests upon the bren si of Gunnery Ser-geant Ser-geant John Oroff of the United Status marines. And there is not a man In his company wiio is not proud of that cross and of the man whu-wears it. Tlie cause i of the award came in the Bois do.Bellcnu, when the marines were fighting their 'way to victory, June 0. Sergeant Croff had six men left in his platoon. Before him was the enemy in unknown numbers. A quick order and Groff, at the head of his six marines, plunged forward. A tangled, terrilic ine'-iing, the crackle- of pistol and the cries of tho wounded. A wavering of the enemy forces- then a hurried, scampering scam-pering retreat. Six marines and a marine .snrgeant had won aerainst heavy odds. v That is the reason Sergeant Groff wears the distinguished service cross todav. Sergeant Groff is married and has his home in Philadelphia, where his wife Mrs. Hazel Groff, lives at 32G0 Woodland avenue.