The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Sergeant Edward William McAndrew (ASN: 562392), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 12th Machine-Gun Battalion, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near the Bois-des-Ogons, France, 30 September 1918. Exposing himself fearlessly to enfilading machine-gun fire from the enemy, Sergeant McAndrew directed the placing of the guns of his section in such positions as to protect the advance of the infantry, and, in so doing, was fatally wounded. Despite the fact that one-half of his body was paralyzed as a result of his injury, he insisted upon remaining in command of his section until the action was over. He died in a field hospital shortly after being evacuated.