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 Sergeant William J. Percy (ASN: 1284290), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ronssoy, France, 29 September 1918. After having been wounded in the face and legs, Sergeant Percy led a patrol, under heavy shell and machine-gun fire, against an enemy machine-gun nest and succeeded in capturing one gun and 15 prisoners.