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 (Corps of Engineers) Joseph Wilson Gray, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 7th Engineers, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in Romagne, France, 18 October 1918. Lieutenant Gray, although wounded, personally supervised the construction of a bridge under severe artillery and direct machine-gun fire, thereby making it possible for the infantry and artillery to advance to more advantageous positions.