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 First Sergeant Irving Charles Weik (ASN: 2264670), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 363d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Waereghem, Belgium, 31 October 1918. Sergeant Weik on two occasions passed through an uncut wire entanglement, enfiladed by enemy machine-gun fire, to obtain the assistance of our machine-guns to aid in the advance of his company. His entire exploit was under terrific fire of the enemy, but he succeeded in enabling his company to go forward and clean out the opposing machine-gun nest.