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 Elmer J. Kilcher (ASN: 2162875), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Fresnes-en-Woevre, France, 10 November 1918. Private Kilcher voluntarily returned through the enemy’s barrage after a raid to rescue another soldier who had been wounded and was himself wounded as a result of his self-sacrificing effort.