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 Charles W. Thompson (ASN: 1979177), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Vaux-Andigny, France, 11 October 1918. When his machine-gun position on the flank of the line became untenable, Sergeant Thompson crawled 20 yards in front of the position and opened fire with his rifle covering the withdrawal of the crew and thereby saving both gun and crew from capture.