The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class Oscar E. Johnson, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Juvin, France, October 14 – 15, 1918. In utter disregard for his own safety, Private Johnson repeated carried messages through heavy fire until he received wounds which later caused his death.