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 Edward Bann (ASN: 2664718), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-des-Ogons, France, 4 October 1918. Private Bann was acting as stretcher bearer with another soldier who was shot by a sniper. Going out under fire from the sniper, he captured the latter with the aid of another man. While taking his prisoner to the rear, Private Bann found a wounded man, whom he carried to the aid station under heavy fire, while his companion went on with the prisoner. Upon returning from the aid station he continued his work of rescuing the wounded.