The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Sergeant Garrett Edwards (ASN: 42866), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, 19 July 1918. When the infantry of which Sergeant Edwards was a part was held up by an enemy machine-gun nest which was inflicting heavy losses upon his platoon, he unhesitatingly went forward to ascertain its location and was killed while performing this courageous duty.