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 Joseph Walter Waskiewic (ASN: 559066), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 11th Machine-Gun Battalion, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Brieulles, France, October 9 – 13, 1918. As a runner between company and battalion headquarters Private Waskiewic crossed heavily shelled areas to deliver important messages. Wounded when crossing an open space, subjected to artillery and machine-gun fire, he refused to be evacuated, but continued the performance of his duties.