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 Edwin Wiese (ASN: 2207678), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 355th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Essey, France, 12 September 1918. Private Wiese displayed conspicuous gallantry by creeping forward alone under machine-gun fire and capturing two enemy machine-guns, which were holding up the advance of his organization.