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 First Sergeant John W. Thompson (ASN: 1244631), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Le Grande Savart, west of Fismette, France, 10 August 1918. First Sergeant Thompson showed remarkable bravery and disregard of personal danger when, with two other soldiers, he attacked a German machine gun, killed the crew, and then with deadly effect turned the gun upon other machine-guns and hostile infantry which were in position near by. The crews of all the other German machine-guns were killed, ten machine-guns were captured, and the way cleared for the further advance of the American forces.