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 B. Mitchell (ASN: 2383907), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Mihiel, France, 16 September 1918. Although severely wounded while carrying a message from his battalion headquarters through, an extremely heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, Private Mitchell persevered and successfully delivered the message.