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 Earl Alphonse Hoffman (ASN: 2180850), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 341st Machine-Gun Battalion, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-de-Bantheville, France, 24 October 1918. Severely wounded while dressing the wounds of 23 of his platoon, Private Hoffman continued his work until he fainted from pain and was evacuated.