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 Franciszak Dudzinski (ASN: 263277), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 125th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cierges, France, 31 July 1918. Under heavy machine-gun fire, Private Dudzinski went out in front of the position of his unit and administered first aid to three wounded men, being himself wounded while engaged in this courageous service.