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 Gregory Wygast (ASN: 794994), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 15th Machine-Gun Battalion, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Vieville-en-Haye, France, 13 September 1918. Although severely wounded, Private Wygast made five trips through an unusually heavy barrage of machine-gun and shell fire, bringing up ammunition for his squad, relieving their perilous position. Finding his squad leader killed when he returned the fifth time, he took charge of the squad and directed their fire with good effect until completely overcome.