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 First Class Hugo C. Adelhelm (ASN: 1393402), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 108th Engineers, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Consenvoye, France, 8 October 1918. While a member of a working party, engaged in building a bridge across the Meuse River, Sergeant Adelhelm, with another soldier, volunteered to cross the river in order to handle guy-ropes, though there were two enemy machine-gun nests on the opposite bank, within 100 meters of the bridge site. Though his gas mask was rendered useless in crossing the river, he remained for more than two hours under a bombardment of gas and high-explosive shell and machine-gun fire until the work was completed.