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 Carl F. Joerger (ASN: 1737681), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 312th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grand Pre, France, 24 October 1918. Leaving his dugout, Private Joerger voluntarily crawled across a machine-gun swept area to the aid of two wounded comrades. While performing this heroic task he was seriously wounded.