Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Regiment:

    116th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 24, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 34 (1919)

    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 First Class Brainard W. Johnson (ASN: 1290596), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Sanitary Detachment, 116th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France. Private Johnson repeatedly exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire in giving first-aid to the wounded and carrying them to the rear. Through his devotion to duty and disregard of danger many lives were saved.