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 Charles Wesly Sharkey (ASN: 794962), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 15th Machine-Gun Battalion, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the St. Mihiel offensive, 12 September 1918. After being shot in the right arm, Private Sharkey continued to advance; and, by the effective use of his pistol with his left hand, alone captured 20 Germans and two machine-guns.