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 Edward V. Monahan (ASN: 1782513), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Moirey, France, 10 November 1918. Wounded in the face by a machine-gun bullet, he refused to be evacuated, but continued to lead his platoon in a successful attack with the bullet still in his flesh. After securing first-aid treatment next morning, he learned that his company was advancing again, whereupon he returned and led his platoon in an assault on the Cote Romagne.