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 Francis J. Monahan (ASN: 2004824), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Samogneux, France, 12 October 1918. Private Monahan left shelter and exposed himself to direct enemy machine-gun fire to aid a wounded man, and while so engaged was himself seriously wounded.