The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Leon Nelson Cushion (ASN: 67780), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Marcheville, France, 26 September 1918. Under terrific machine-gun, artillery and rifle fire, Private Cushion displayed great courage in locating and fighting enemy machine gunners. He was killed while rushing a machine-gun nest.