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 Sergeant Mike O’Neil (ASN: 554076), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 8th Machine-Gun Battalion, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cierges, France, 4 October 1918. Having been seriously wounded during an attack, Sergeant O’Neil refused to leave the field until he had led his men to cover and reestablished his guns for action, inspiring the other members of his platoon by his courage and fortitude.