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 Josiah Daniel (ASN: 42756), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, south of Soissons, France, July IS, 1918. Sergeant Daniel voluntarily and alone advanced against a machine-gun and captured the gun and its crew.