By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant Joseph P. Miller (ASN: 540426), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with the Machine Gun Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, on the morning of 12 October 1918, south of Cunel, France, Sergeant Miller with two runners made a personal reconnaissance of the enemy positions to his left front and discovered the enemy forming for a counter attack. Returning, he filled a gap in the lines of four hundred meters and successfully repelled the enemy counter attack that followed. In this he took the initiative, his platoon commander having been wounded, and followed up the enemy’s withdrawal, placing his guns in a forward position in a railroad cut where he remained for four days without communication from the rear except at night. In this position he repelled three enemy attacks, losing two squads of his men. His example of courage and heroism under these most trying conditions was an inspiration to those with him. [A Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for this action.]