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 Luzius Luzi (ASN: 4089), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chateau-Thierry, France, 6 June 1918. Private Luzi fearlessly and frequently passed through heavy machine-gun fire while performing his duty as a runner near Chateau-Thierry, France, on 6 June 1918, after being twice wounded.