The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal Elwyn L. Berwick (ASN: 563217), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery C, 13th Field Artillery, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chery-Chartreuve, France, 13 August 1918. When an enemy shell struck his battery position, setting fire to a powder drum and killing or wounding 30 men, corporal Berwick, though himself wounded went into the burning dump at imminent risk to his life and assisted in extinguishing the flames. He then assisted in removing the other men before securing aid for himself. Refusing to be evacuated, he reported back to his battery with one arm in a sling and resumed his place as gunner.