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 Gwilyn R. Evans (ASN: 2176436), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-d’Aigremont, France, 15 July 1918. Private Evans, a runner, frequently exposed himself to heavy artillery fire in carrying messages for his battalion commander.