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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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Sergeant] John E. Eigenauer (ASN: 2383990), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-des-Rappes, France, 15 October 1918. Advancing ahead of his platoon, Lieutenant Eigenauer engaged two enemy machine-gun nests, killing all the gunners. He then led his platoon forward until the fire of the enemy became so dense that he was obliged to dig in.

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