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 Ben Kunieawsky (ASN: 105711), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 2d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Exermont, France, 4 October 1918. Private Kunieawsky, with a companion, went forward in front of our lines to flank and locate the enemy machine-gun nests, whose fire was halting the advance of our Infantry. They were exposed to heavy machine-gun fire but pushed forward. His companion was mortally wounded, but Private Kunieawsky continued and located the enemy position and returned with information which enabled our forces to put nests out of action.