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 Mody Andrew Weeks (ASN: 1342711), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 7th Engineers, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Brieulles, France, 3 November 1918. Private Weeks showed extraordinary daring and nerve in helping place cables across the River Meuse for a pontoon bridge and later in placing cables across the Eat Canal for the same purpose. The position was under direct observation of German machine-gunners and snipers.