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 Private First Class Stanley Gancaz (ASN: 56656), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Exermont, France, 4 October 1918. When a German 77-mm. gun, supported by numerous machine-guns, broke the tank attack and held up the infantry advance, Private Gancaz, with two scouts, made an encircling movement amid heavy fire, and put the gun out of action, capturing the entire crew. They then cleaned out the enemy dugouts in the vicinity and returned with 40 prisoners, including an officer.