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 Anthony J. Weis (ASN: 1569828), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 103d Infantry Regiment (Attached), 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Marcheville, France, 26 September 1918. Private Weis displayed exceptional courage under violent machine-gun and rifle fire by standing in the open for the purpose of locating machine-gun nests. Later he was killed while rushing a machine-gun which had thus been located.