The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Sergeant George A. Hopkins (ASN: 280173), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cierges, France, 14 October 1918. Although he had received a wound in the head Sergeant Hopkins returned to his platoon, which had been stopped by a machine gun one hundred yards away, and was suffering many casualties. Passing to the flank of the platoon, Sergeant Hopkins located the enemy gunner and shot him, taking the other two members of the crew prisoners. The platoon thereupon resumed its advance.