By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal John G. Dickson, Jr. (MCSN: 65828), United States Marine Corps, is cited by the Commanding General, Second Division, American Expeditionary Forces, for displaying coolness and leadership in conducting his guns throughout the day of 6 June 1918 under heavy artillery and machine gun fire while serving with the 6th Machine-Gun Battalion near Chateau Thierry, France.