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 William John Ingold (ASN: 54103), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cantigny, France, 3 June 1918. While posting a listening post, Sergeant Ingold encountered a hostile patrol of about forty men. He attacked the Germans, although armed only with a pistol, and, killing an officer and one soldier, routed the enemy. Carrying the body of the officer, he had just returned to our lines when a raid was attempted by the Germans. Running to the scene of action, he killed two more Germans, aiding materially in routing the raiding party.