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 Edward William Techel (ASN: 2039644), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois Brabant-sur-Meuse, France, 8 October 1918. With four other soldiers Private Techel attacked eight German machine-guns, captured them and their crews in spite of determined resistance by the enemy.