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 Sergeant Charles E. Huffman, Jr. (ASN: 42123), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, July 19 – 20, 1918. Sergeant Huffman organized an automatic rifle squad under heavy machine-gun fire and led it in an attack upon an enemy machine-gun nest. The guns and crew were captured. The enemy gun was firing with serious effect on the right flank of his company, causing heavy losses. Later he took charge of a bombing squad and raided an enemy machine-gun position, capturing the guns and crew. In this latter operation he was severely wounded.