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 H. Loomis (ASN: 1738027), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grand Pre, France, 28 October 1918. Corporal Loomis volunteered to lead a three-man patrol on a reconnaissance of enemy positions. After one of his men had been wounded, he continued on with the other one and gained the information sought. Being wounded on the return trip by fire from machine guns, he was forced to remain under cover until night, when he located his other wounded man and returned under cover of darkness with valuable information.