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 Fritz Elof Hedlund (ASN: 60870), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in Trugny Woods, France, 23 July 1918. Private Hedlund, a runner, maintained liaison between his company commander and an isolated combat group. Passing through two German attacking waves under intense fire, Private First Class Hedlund reached the combat group. On the return trip several Germans attempted to take him prisoner. He shot one of them, bayoneted another, and escaped from the others. He made three more trips to the combat group and kept up constant liaison.