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 Steve P. Kilibarda (ASN: 1038527), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery C, 10th Field Artillery, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the Champagne-Marne defensive, France, 15 July 1918. During the bombardment Private Kilibarda’s left arm was rendered useless by a fragment of a shell, but despite this wound, he continued bravely to serve with his battery under intense shell fire even though it was necessary for him to hold the shells between his legs and fuse them with his right hand.