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 Patrick Garrity (ASN: 2087074), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Remonville, France, 1 November 1918. When his company was advancing across an open field an enemy machine gun opened fire upon it from the left front. Private Garrity and two other soldiers being on that flank of the company, immediately advanced alone at a run and with his bayonet drove the three Germans from their guns into a nearby dugout, captured them and the gun.