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 Charles Peter Troska (ASN: 41845), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, south of Soissons, France, 21 July 1918. Private Troska carried a message through a wood occupied by the enemy to a company which had become separated from its battalion. His deed permitted the coordinating of the attacking units.