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 First Class Walter P. Zobnowski (ASN: 1239819), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Apremont, France, 1 October 1918. Having volunteered with two other soldiers, to establish liaison with another unit which had been cut off by a hostile counterattack, Private Zobnowski rushed an enemy machine-gun nest, killing four of the enemy and capturing four prisoners. After taking his prisoners to the rear, he volunteered and led a small force in a successful attack on the enemy.