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 Leslie Bridenstine (ASN: 2273688), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 316th Engineers, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Audenarde, Belgium, 1 November 1918. Sergeant Bridenstine volunteered to accompany an officer and three other soldiers on a reconnaissance patrol of the city of Audenarde. Entering under heavy shell fire, the party reconnoitered the city for seven hours, while it was still being patrolled by the enemy, advancing 2 kilometers in front of our own outposts and beyond those of the enemy.