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 Mechanic Eino I. Jarvi (ASN: 263965), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 125th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, October 11 – 13, 1918. Mechanic Jarvi, runner for the 3d Battalion, 125th Infantry, during the taking and holding of the line near La Tuilerie Ferme, was engaged in carrying important messages crossing and re-crossing death valley, between Hill 258 and La Cote Dame Marie, the foremost part of the line held by the 3d Battalion. The valley was swept by machine-gun fire, the terrain affording absolutely no protection, required a perilous dash of 500 yards across open ground before any cover was reached. It was only by display of supreme courage that important messages reached the battalion.