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 Sergeant Gustus H. Carlson (ASN: 71281), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 15 October 1918. Sergeant Carlson showed extraordinary courage and bravery in going beyond our front line under heavy machine-gun fire and bringing back two wounded comrades.