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 Corporal George David Livelsberger (ASN: 1786833), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 316th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, north of Montfaucon, France, 28 September 1918. taking command of a platoon that had suffered severe losses from enemy machine-gun fire, Corporal Livelsberger led the platoon around the left flank of an enemy spur trench in which were planted several machine guns, and which was holding up the advance of our troops. He directed a charge upon the enemy crews of these guns and as a result the enemy gunners abandoned their guns, and those not killed retreated in disorder.