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 William Berry (ASN: 2386003), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Lion-devant-Dun, France, 7 November 1918. In the attack on the town of Lion-devant-Dun, Private Berry’s company was halted by heavy machine-gun fire. Advancing ahead and urging his comrades to follow, he succeeded in gaining a foothold in the town until he was felled by the murderous fire of the enemy guns.