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 George H. Burchill (ASN: 1375803), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery C, 122d Field Artillery, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Very, France, 26 September 1918. Though suffering from illness, Private Burchill volunteered and performed valiant service as a telephone operator under heavy shell fire. Later he went out alone through shell fire to repair the telephone line, which had been broken in several places by shells.