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 Corporal Stanko Mianovich (ASN: 1999234), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bellicourt, France, 29 September 1918. Separated from his platoon, Corporal Mianovich encountered a patrol of 18 Germans, attacked them and killed three and captured 15.