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 Charles Oldynski (ASN: 51305), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, 3 October 1918. Private First Class Oldynski advanced ahead of his squad through heavy machine-gun fire and engaged in a hand-to-hand fight with an enemy sergeant, whom he killed. He killed two others of the enemy before the other members of his squad arrived and assisted in the capture of remaining enemy soldiers with their guns.