Francis P. Johnson

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Francis P. Johnson, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the vicinity of Chavignon, France, February 28, 1918. Private Johnson was a member of a working party detailed to string barbed wire well out in front of the advance post. His party encountered a violent enemy barrage, which protected the enemy assault troops. Private Johnson helped to fight off the enemy, and with rare coolness and daring continued to pass back and forth through the hostile barrage collecting our men and assisting in the reorganization of the party.