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 Alvey Curtis Martz (ASN: 1239863), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Conde-en-Brie, France, 15 July 1918. Under violent shell and machine-gun fire, Sergeant Martz assisted in reorganizing the remnants of his shattered company which was surrounded by the enemy, and held the position until his group was again cut to pieces. With an officer and two other soldiers he then succeeded in fighting his way from within the enemy’s lines to his regiment, killing a large number of the enemy with his pistol.