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 Henry Lott (ASN: 2440260), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Agnan, France, 16 July 1918, Two different times Corporal Lott preceded his platoon into enemy wire under fire, cut a path for it, and returned and led it through the gaps thus made.