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 Private Peter Ratkovich (ASN: 1633640), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Varennes, France, 26 September 1918. With two other soldiers, Private Ratkovich, on his own initiative, led a charge on an enemy machine-gun nest, and, although severely wounded, pressed forward, wounding three and capturing three of the enemy.