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 John Capezio (ASN: 38848), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Beaumont, France, 4 November 1918. In the face of heavy machine-gun and shell fire, Private Capezio led a squad in a flank attack on an enemy machine-gun nest, which was holding his company and endangering the success of its mission. Through his coolness and bravery under fire, the enemy machine guns and the entire crew was captured.