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 Supply Sergeant Lester Fossie (ASN: 1403546), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 370th Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Ferme-de-la-Riviere, France, 5 October 1918. A messenger having been wounded by an enemy sniper in the open between the lines, Sergeant Fossie immediately went to his rescue, and brought him into the company head quarters over ground swept by machine-gun and sniper fire.