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 Mechanic Francis T. Copeland (ASN: 1209958), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ronssoy, France, 29 September 1918. Mechanic Copeland, with a companion, left the protection of a trench, and in the face of heavy machine-gun and grenade fire went in advance of our lines to rescue a wounded comrade. They were exposed to heavy fire from the time they left the trench. Mechanic Copeland’s companion was killed as they were returning to the trench, but he, however, struggled on and succeeded in dragging the wounded man to safety.