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 Sergeant George Petrimean (ASN: 45032), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, northeast of Exermont, France, 9 October 1918. Sergeant Petrimean led his machine-gun section through heavy machine-gun and artillery fire to an exposed position in order to engage an enemy machine gun which was causing heavy casualties to his battalion. He was killed during the attack. Sergeant Petrimean had previously performed a gallant service while keeping his machine-gun section in action during a heavy enemy bombardment at Cantigny, France, 28 May 1918.