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 Batista Maraglia (ASN: 1681474), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Argonne Forest, France, 1 October 1918. Seeing a runner of his platoon lying helpless from a broken leg, in front of an enemy machine gun, Private Maraglia volunteered and went to his aid, making his way through direct fire for a distance of 75 yards and returning with his wounded comrade.