The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Burnwell C. Jackson (ASN: 42996), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, 19 July 1918. Private Jackson, alone, captured a machine-gun, killed two of the crew, and took the remaining three prisoners. Later in the same day he was killed while making a similar attempt.