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 John Johnson (ASN: 1413499), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Bellieu Bois, north of Verdun, France, 27 October 1918. On three separate occasions Private Johnson displayed the utmost heroism and complete disregard for personal danger by crawling from out lines while under direct observation and machine-gun fire and, by the skillful use of natural cover which the ground afforded, brought back to safety three wounded comrades who were lying helpless near the enemy’s position, thereby saving them from death or capture.