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 Van Buren Pigman (ASN: 2387456), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, north of Vieville-en-Haye, France, 16 September 1918. Sergeant Pigman, with two others, rushed an enemy machine-gun nest, captured the gun, and killed the crew. He later exposed himself to heavy fire while leading a patrol which captured three other machine guns and forced nine of the enemy to surrender.