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 Frank J. Roskoski (ASN: 1717519), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 302d Engineers, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ville-Savoye, France, 18 August 1918. Sergeant Roskoski voluntarily plunged into the Vesle River to rescue some soldiers who had fallen into the water with full packs while crossing a footbridge and were in danger of drowning. In order to see, he removed his gas mask, and, as a result, was severely gassed.