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 Gus Bordkas (ASN: 2834009), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 354th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Barricourt, France, 1 November 1918. Private Bordkas showed great bravery and extraordinary heroism by dressing and evacuating the wounded under a terrific shell fire. While advancing with the front echelon he saw a comrade fall when a withering machine-gun fire was encountered, and without hesitation ran to his rescue, carrying the wounded man to the shelter of a shell hole.