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 Eugene Cadorna Alonzo (ASN: 2284326), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Eclisfontaine, France, 27 September 1918, and 4 October 1918. On September 27 Private Alonzo, with two other soldiers, volunteered and went 300 yards beyond our outpost lines, through heavy shell fire, to bring in a wounded private of his regiment. On 4 October he remained in the open, under heavy shrapnel and high explosive fire, giving first aid to our wounded men until he was wounded by shrapnel.