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 George Elmer Ruhl (ASN: 1272880), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 110th Machine-Gun Battalion, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Consenvoye, France, 23 October 1918. Under a heavy artillery barrage sheltered a wounded comrade.