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 Roy Duval Trahern (ASN: 2217661), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chatel-Chehery, France, 7 October 1918. After his platoon had been forced to retire from the crest of the hill beyond Chatel-Chehery, Sergeant Trahern exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire and went back 200 yards toward the enemy to the aid of a severely wounded comrade. Being unable to move the man alone, he called for assistance and later, with the help of another, he carried the wounded man to a place of safety.