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 Leonard Evans Guy (ASN: 572657), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Nantillois, France, 27 September 1918. Sergeant Guy displayed exceptional courage in attacking single-handed a machine-gun emplacement, capturing the gun and taking as prisoners three machine-gunners.