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 Carl J. Maiers (ASN: 2261161), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 362d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Bois-de-Cheppy, near Meuse, France, 26 September 1918. Working with a patrol in an attack on an enemy machine gun, Private Maier crawled upon the emplacement and without assistance killed three enemy gunners and captured their machine gun.