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 Roy W. Peterson (ASN: 2180615), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 114th Machine-Gun Battalion, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bellicourt, France, 29 September 1918. Severely wounded while operating a machine-gun under shell fire, Private Peterson refused to leave his post until he was removed by his comrades against his protests.