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 Charles H. Hunt (ASN: 74528), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 4th Machine-Gun Battalion, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Blanc Mont Ridge, France, 3 October 1918. Detailed with two other soldiers to undertake a dangerous reconnaissance, Private Hunt made his way to the point designated through heavy shell and machine-gun fire. Neglecting the wound in the back, he proceeded to his destination and to the dressing station, where he was tagged for evacuation. Regardless of his wound, he returned and remained on duty until the battalion was relieved on October 10.