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 Stephen J. Weston (ASN: 558269), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Brieulles, France, 28 September 1918. Sergeant Weston charged an enemy machine-gun, which was inflicting heavy losses upon our troops and delaying the advance. He wounded the gunner and captured the gun, thereby enabling our advance to continue.