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 Corporal Henry J. Neiggemann (ASN: 2852568), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the St. Mihiel offensive, 14 September 1918. Corporal Neiggemann, with four other men, volunteered to cross a valley to the woods opposite and silence machine guns which had held up the advance of his company. In the face of heavy enemy fire this small group accomplished its mission, thus enabling the company to cross the valley without further loss. Corporal Neiggemann was severely wounded in the performance of this act.