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 Maurice Shoman (ASN: 60429), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 27 October 1918. After killing many of the enemy, Private Shoman was left alone in a shell hole with no more ammunition. Finding himself surrounded by a sudden counterattack of the enemy, he grabbed a light machine-gun and held off the enemy until he was rescued by his comrades. The fire from his gun was decidedly instrumental in overcoming the counterattack.