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 Marechal des Logis Boglione, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 3d Battery, 74th Regiment of Artillery, Railway Artillery, A.E.F. (Attached from the Army of France), at Tavannes, Meuse, France, 14 October 1918. Under heavy shelling Marechal Des Logis Boglione displayed exceptional bravery in extinguishing a fire which threatened the destruction of a powder dump and ammunition car.