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 Andrew B. Lynch (ASN: 1240277), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Apremont, France, 29 September 1918. Sergeant Lynch was on duty with a section operating 37-millimeter guns. Under orders he moved the guns to the rear, and then learning that his commanding officer had been taken prisoner, he, with another soldier, organized a party of five, attacked the enemy patrol numbering 35, and killed 15 of them, personally rescuing his commanding officer and capturing three prisoners. Immediately afterwards he took command of 75 men and launched a counterattack, driving the enemy before them for over a kilometer, His conduct exemplified the greatest courage, judgment, and leadership.