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 Corporal Jessie Wilburn Sargent (ASN: 44417), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fleville, France, 4 October 1918. When enemy machine-gun fire was causing losses to our line, Corporal Sargent went forward in broad daylight under fire and silenced the machine gun by killing the gunner. His action enabled his unit to continue the advance.