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 Rudolph Michael Socha (ASN: 297587), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery D, 119th Field Artillery, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Montfaucon, France, 29 September 1918. Having been severely wounded in the knee, Private Socha refused to be evacuated, but immediately returned from the dressing station to his battery position, where he assisted in caring for other wounded men until he was again wounded; inspiring his comrades by his undiminishing courage and cheerfulness in the face of danger.