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 Captain (Infantry) Charles Newton Sisson, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 328th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cornay, France, 9 October 1918. When the advance was checked on the outskirts of Cornay because of the exhaustion of the troops and machine-gun fire from the town, Captain Sisson, who had been in action several hours, took charge without orders and started two patrols into the town. One was driven back by the machine-gun fire, but this gallant officer personally led the other and succeeded in capturing two machine-guns and their crews and 112 prisoners, completely cleaning out the town. Throughout this operation Captain Sisson displayed great bravery and coolness under the most trying circumstances.