John T. Preston, Jr.
Home Town: Manville, RI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John T. Preston, Jr., Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action 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.