The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Charles W. Whiting (ASN: 1681631), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Barbonval, France, 10 September 1918. Private Whiting had charge of maintaining a telephone line from Barbanvale to Blanzy. The line was under direct observation of the enemy, and the appearance of a lineman was the immediate occasion for shelling by the enemy with field artillery and one-pounders. Private Whiting stuck to his work repairing break after break, until he was mortally wounded by the enemy shell fire.