The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Amedeo Pacchiarotti (ASN: 543239), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cierges, France, 5 October 1918. When his company was halted by heavy machine-gun fire from the front, Private Pacchiasotti exposed himself to heavy fire and advanced to attack the enemy position. He was killed in the attack, but his example so inspired his comrades that they continued on and captured the enemy machine-gun position.