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 Sergeant John R. Godfrey (ASN: 1288519), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois d’Etrayes, France, 23 October 1918. In the face of a terrific enemy barrage, Sergeant Godfrey, then Private Godfrey, went out in advance of his lines and brought in a wounded comrade.