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 Spirley E. Irby (ASN: 2463011), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 370th Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Beaume, France, 8 November 1918. Private Irby carried messages to the various units in his vicinity under severe enemy fire. He was badly wounded while in the performance of this duty.