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 Albert C. Peterson (ASN: 278805), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grand Pre, France, 15 October 1918. Private Peterson sacrificed his life in fearlessly going out in the face of machine-gun fire and attempting to rescue another soldier who had been mortally wounded.