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 Ray Warthington Slay (ASN: 2179328), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Barricourt, France, 2 November 1918. After having been severely wounded by a machine-gun bullet, Sergeant Slay continued in the attack with his platoon until ordered to the rear.