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 Warren C. Stewart (ASN: 1286772), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Sanitary Detachment, 115th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 10 October 1918. In the Bois-de-Montague, east of the Meuse, Private Stewart voluntarily and at the risk of his life, walked through an opening under direct machine-gun fire to administer first aid to the wounded in an advanced post. During the entire offensive his conduct was instrumental in maintaining the morale of the troops, to which he was attached.