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 First Class Jack David Gehris (ASN: 1711185), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 308th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Binarville, France, 2 and 5 October 1918. Under a heavy enemy barrage Private Gehris went to the rescue of two severely wounded men and carried them to a place offering scant shelter, where they were forced to remain until aid arrived the next morning. On 5 October 1918, when a shell struck his first-aid station, lulling two and wounding five others, he, although wounded, administered first aid to his comrades before receiving medical attention for himself.