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 Captain (Infantry) Marshall Parrish Wilder, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Xammes, France, 26 September 1918. Captain Wilder was in command of a raiding party, which was caught under such heavy machine-gun fire that the success of the raid was threatened. Taking charge of a combat group, whose leader had become a casualty, this officer charged the hostile strong point and succeeded in clearing it with heavy casualties to the enemy, the remainder of whom retreated.