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 Michael Fitzpatrick (ASN: 734151), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Jametz, France, November 9 – 11, 1918. Commanding a platoon in the attack on the town of Jametz, France, and finding the attack held up by the enemy holding a bridge with machine guns, Sergeant Fitzpatrick gallantly charged the bridge with his platoon and carried it, thereby allowing those in the rear to come forward. After capturing the bridge he immediately reorganized his platoon and, charging into the town, captured five prisoners and two machine guns.