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 Francis P. Johnson (ASN: 64808), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the vicinity of Chavignon, France, 28 February 1918. Private Johnson was a member of a working party detailed to string barbed wire well out in front of the advance post. His party encountered a violent enemy barrage, which protected the enemy assault troops. Private Johnson helped to fight off the enemy, and with rare coolness and daring continued to pass back and forth through the hostile barrage collecting our men and assisting in the reorganization of the party.