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 Peter Fiigen (ASN: 1746496), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Vieville-en-Haye, France, September 23 – 24, 1918. On the night of September 23 – 24, Private Fiigen repeatedly carried messages between his company and battalion headquarters through a heavy barrage, until completely exhausted. On the morning of 26 September he volunteered and carried an important message to battalion headquarters through a heavy machine-gun fire.