(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Giles Altman Jenerette, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 290th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces in Belgium, on 25 December 1944. On that day, First Lieutenant Jenerette’s unit was in action against German forces in the vicinity of Odeigne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. Cut off from the rest of his company, First Lieutenant Jenerette organized and led a patrol of 13 men in a raid against fanatical German SS troops located in the town. There, First Lieutenant Jenerette personally destroyed a German 88-mm. gun and its crew with hand grenades by crawling to the emplacement under heavy, point-blank fire. He and his squad then destroyed several German one-man gun positions, two-88 mm. gun emplacements and 25 vehicles. This neutralized half of the company of SS troops in the city. Although wounded in the chest by machine gun fire, First Lieutenant Jenerette remained in command and guided his squad to safety through two and one-half miles of German territory. First Lieutenant Jenerette’s extraordinary heroism, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 75th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.