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 Charles Cartona (ASN: 65624), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 26 October 1918. During the operations in the Bellieu Bois, Private Cartona went forward at the risk of personal danger, and succeeded in rescuing a wounded comrade and brought him back to safety, being subjected the whole journey to intense and deadly artillery and machine-gun fire.