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 Stephano Riggio (ASN: 1688585), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 39th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Septsarges, France, 28 September 1918. While his company was halted by machine-gun and sniper fire from the front and both flanks, Private Riggio moved forward to outflank the enemy sniping posts. He was wounded in the execution of his mission, but he managed to make his way back and reported the information he had obtained.