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 Eugene Ambrose McEntee (ASN: 78382), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 2 October 1918. In charge of maintaining telephone communication while advancing with a patrol, Private McEntee showed marked personal bravery and, after being shot in the ankle, refused to be evacuated and advanced for 1,300 meters under heavy machine-gun fire, repairing telephone lines and making it possible to send valuable information to the rear.