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 George W. Holly (ASN: 1705295), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Baccarat, France, 23 June 1918. Private Holly attempted to catch a hand grenade thrown into the window of his dugout by a German and did succeed in diverting it and thereby saving from death or injury a number of his comrades, but in the effort lost most of his hand.