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 Vincent P. Kielpinski (ASN: 274795), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Juvigny, France, 31 August 1918. When his company had become disorganized and his company commander gassed, Sergeant Kielpinski carried orders under intense fire and assisted in reorganizing the company. Though he was wounded the next day and ordered to the hospital, he returned from the dressing station to his company and continued in action.