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 Mechanic Joseph A. Thibodeau (ASN: 69316), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Belleau Wood, France, July 18 – 23, 1918. During the early part of the action Mechanic Thibodeau assisted in the evacuation of wounded under severe artillery and machine-gun fire. When a wound in the arm made it impossible for him to carry stretchers he refused to be evacuated, but rejoined his company, went over the top with his comrades, and continued in action with them until wounded in the leg.