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 Mechanic William F. Bolack (ASN: 70729), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 25 October 1913. While taking a train of machine-gun carts to the relief of his company in the front line, Mechanic Bolack was caught in a terrific bombardment, his train scattered, several of his mules killed, and he himself wounded. He had his wounds dressed at a nearby station and, refusing to be evacuated, passed through the bombardment three times while reorganizing his train and carrying out his mission.