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 Martin Ferentchak (ASN: 48032), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, north of Baulny, France, 1 October 1918. After the patrol leader had been killed, Sergeant Ferentchak assumed command of a patrol which had advanced about a kilometer in front of our lines. This patrol encountered the enemy and was exposed to heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. In spite of enemy fire, Sergeant Ferentchak carefully observed and sketched the enemy positions. The patrol suffered heavy casualties, but this noncommissioned officer led the remainder of his group back to our lines and furnished information which proved of great value to his commander in the attack which followed a few days later.