The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross, in lieu of a previously issued Certificate of Merit and Distinguished Service Medal, to Private Denis Mahoney, United States Army, for gallantry while serving as a member of Company L, 36th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Volunteers, in action near Guagua, Philippine Islands, 16 August 1899.