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 Michael Teevan (ASN: 89705), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 165th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Villers-sur-Fere, France, July 31. 1918. After his platoon had withdrawn from their position Private Teevan volunteered and returned to the position formerly occupied, in an attempt to rescue a wounded comrade. He crossed a field swept by unusually intensive machine-gun, fire, continuing in his attempted rescue until himself wounded.