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 First Class Joseph Biwan (ASN: 2302111), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 120th Field Artillery, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at St. Gilles, near Fismes, France, August 4 – 5, 1918. Throughout two days Private First Class Biwan maintained the telephone lines running into battalion headquarters, making frequent repairs of the lines amid falling walls and heavy bombardment by both gas and high-explosive shells.