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 Luther Elof Lindahl (ASN: 558271), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Brieulles, France, 28 September 1918. Sergeant Lindahl charged an enemy machine gun which was inflicting heavy losses upon our troops and delaying the advance. He wounded the gunners and captured the gun, thereby enabling our advance to continue.