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 Corporal George Dewey Caswell (ASN: 1224730), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ronssoy, France, 27 September 1918. Corporal Caswell braved the perils of exacting machine-gun fire when he ventured out to rescue a wounded comrade. He completed this mission and returned for another comrade, who was lying wounded still farther forward. He also successfully brought this man to safety. That evening he led a detail through the murderous fire to replenish the supply of hand grenades. While returning to the lines he was seriously wounded when the box which he was carrying exploded.