The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Captain (Infantry) Lamar Y. McLeod, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 325th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Juvin, France, 11 October 1918. Captain McLeod at a critical time during an enemy counterattack assumed command of an improvised platoon and by fearlessly exposing himself to encourage his men repulsed the attack and held the position, although it had been previously evacuated by a company under a very severe counterattack. In the performance of this hazardous duty Captain McLeod lost his life.