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 Sergeant John T. Preston, Jr. (ASN: 198648), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 2d Field Signal Battalion, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the operations of Berzy-le-Sec, France, July 18 – 21, 1918. Sergeant Preston courageously and unhesitatingly passed through areas under steady artillery bombardment to carry messages whose delivery was of vital necessity to the success of the attack.