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 Auguste A. Giet, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 153d Regiment, French Infantry, Army of France, in France on 22 July 1918. While his company was surrounded by the enemy after an attack, Soldat Giet volunteered and established liaison with his battalion, his mission being successfully accomplished despite the severe fire from many machine-guns in the vicinity.