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 George F. Myers (ASN: 42563), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Hill 272, Argonne Forest, France, 9 October 1918. When the advance of his company had been stopped by machine-gun fire, Private Myers, alone and on his own initiative, advanced into the fog under intense fire, and, with a total disregard for personal safety, captured the gun and its entire crew.