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 Roy C. Dozier (ASN: 42162), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, 22 July 1918. While engaged as runner, Private Dozier displayed extreme courage and devotion to duty by carrying messages through heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, and through enemy occupied territory.