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 Edward Chaney (ASN: 1817402), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Sommauthe, France, 4 November 1918. Private Chaney crawled in front of the line under heavy machine-gun fire and carried a wounded soldier to safety.