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 Joseph A. Buffalo (ASN: 2220710), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fey-en-Haye, France, 12 September 1918. Although he was seriously wounded early in action, Private Buffalo remained in the fight throughout the day, leading small parties of men against machine-gun emplacements, killing two of the enemy himself, and refusing to be evacuated till late at night, unable to fight further.