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 First Class William B. Main (ASN: 42525), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Forest of Argonne, France, 9 October 1918. Accompanied by another soldier, Private Main advanced on a German 77-mm. gun, which was enfilading his company, and, with his automatic rifle, caused such heavy casualties among the enemy crew, that they were forced to withdraw.