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 Technical Sergeant Everette Goins (ASN: 35686918), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 23 February 1945, in Germany. As the platoon led by Sergeant Goins advanced across flat, open terrain, heavy machine gun fire was encountered. One of the German guns, immediately to the platoon’s front, had an excellent field of fire and threatened to halt the advance. Sergeant Goins directed his men to a position of defilade and boldly charged the hostile emplacement. Using his carbine, he killed the two-man machine gun crew and two riflemen who were covering the position. The outstanding courage and superb leadership of Sergeant Goins, which enabled his platoon to seize its objective were in keeping with the finest ideals of the Armed forces. Sergeant Goins was killed in a subsequent action.