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 Roy E. Mathews (ASN: 2263447), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-du-Fays, France, 5 October 1918. Acting without orders, Private Mathews went through heavy artillery fire to notify his regimental commander that our own barrage was falling short, his bravery and presence of mind thus saving the lives of many American soldiers.