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 Louis Mazzoni (ASN: 49352), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near La Forge Farm, France, November 3 – 4, 1918. During the offensive operations west of the Meuse, Private Mazzoni single-handed attacked five of the enemy, who were firing on our column. He crawled through a woods and attacked them from the rear, killing one and taking the rest as prisoners.