Hamilton Johnston
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 23, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hamilton Johnston, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Launay, France, July 15, 1918. Lieutenant Johnston, with two soldiers, attacked a patrol of seven Germans who had captured four American soldiers, killed one of the Germans, and captured the others.
