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 William M. Hassebrock (ASN: 3767172), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Brandeville, France, 8 November 1918. Wounded in the leg by shrapnel, Private Hassebrock continued in the advance, carrying his machine-gun. Soon afterward he was knocked down and again wounded in the same leg, but, although he was ordered to a dressing station, he succeeded in joining his gun crew at the firing position, where he was wounded severely for the third time.