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 Vincenzo Roneri (ASN: 1247694), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chatel-Chehery, France, 7 October 1918. Responding to a call from a noncommissioned officer, Private Roneri exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire to go 200 yards in advance of our lines and assist in carrying a wounded man to a place of safety. While in performance of this act, he was exposed to machine-gun fire from two directions.