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 Corporal John D. Graham (ASN: 8594), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Section No. 554, Ambulance Service, American Expeditionary Forces, near Somme-Py, October 2 – 9, 1918. Corporal Graham was on duty continuously during this period, at the most advanced marine post, assuring the prompt evacuation of the wounded and gassed. On the night of 5 October hearing that several ambulances were needed to evacuate a number of wounded who were very close to the line, Corporal Graham, accompanied by the driver, passed over a road and across a field raked by machine-gun and shell fire and evacuated the wounded that were at this place. On October 6 he worked under shell fire practically the whole day at an advanced post, superintending the loading of the ambulances and the rapid evacuation of the wounded.