George W. Johnston
Home Town: Phillipsburg, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George W. Johnston, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sergy, France, July 29 to August 1, 1918. When all the other runners were either wounded or exhausted, Private First Class Johnston maintained liaison by constantly carrying messages through zones swept by intense enemy fire. He often volunteered to assist stretcher bearers in removing wounded from the battlefield.