The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Second Lieutenant Catherine G. Sinnott, United States Army Nurse Corps, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Chief Nurse of Camp Hospital No. 28, France, during the World War, Second Lieutenant Sinnott exhibited marked efficiency and administrative ability. Later, as Chief Nurse at the Nurses’ Concentration Camp at Savenay, France, she managed the affairs of nearly a thousand nurses with exceptional tact, industry, and good judgment. She performed the unusual duties assigned to her in a way not only to facilitate greatly the embarkation of nurses, but to maintain a high state of morale and efficient organization among them. She rendered a conspicuously worthy service to the American Expeditionary Forces. Her splendid leadership, tireless energy, and unselfish devotion to duty were an inspiration to all who came in contact with her.