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 Private Samuel Hazelhurst Johns (ASN: 2337044), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 372d Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bussy Farm, France, 28 September 1918. After several other runners had been killed or wounded, Private Johns volunteered to carry a message over fields swept by heavy machine-gun fire and artillery bombardment. He succeeded in delivering the message, but was severely wounded while on the return trip.