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 First Class Eugene Franklin Saunders (ASN: 1285175), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Consenvoye, France, 8 October 1918. Private Saunders carried a wounded comrade through a terrific machine-gun and artillery barrage to a place of safety and thereby saved his life, although risking his own in the exploit.