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 Sergeant George Grady Sibold (ASN: 1290307), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Consenvoye, France, 19 October 1918. After his platoon commander had become a casualty, and while he was suffering from gas poisoning, Sergeant Sibold led his platoon forward and reported to his company commander, after which he fell from exhaustion.