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 Sam Goldberg (ASN: 1445961), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cheppy, France, 26 September 1918. Displaying marked heroism, Private Goldberg entered an enemy dugout alone, armed only with a pistol, and compelled the surrender of 18 Germans he encountered there. Exposing himself to intense machine-gun fire, he dressed the wounds of an officer, showing utter disregard of his personal danger. Later he compelled four German prisoners to carry a wounded officer to the rear.