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 William Saweuk (ASN: 551289), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Mezy France, 15 July 1918. On two separate occasions, during the battle of the Marne, Private Saweuk went over the top alone, returning with 12 prisoners the first time and eight the second.