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 Andy Toblini (ASN: 242303), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Medeah Ferme, France, 3 October 1918. Private Toblini, together with four other men, charged a machine-gun nest containing three heavy machine-guns and captured the three guns and 20 prisoners.