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 Ashad G. Hawie (ASN: 97069), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 167th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, 16 October 1918. Private Hawie, as company runner, without hesitation or fear of fire from heavy artillery and machine-guns, made repeated trips with messages between company and battalion headquarters. On one trip he was attacked by two Germans, one of whom he killed. Taking the other prisoner, he continued on his mission and turned his prisoner over to the battalion commander after delivering his message.