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) LeRoy Houston Hammond, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 371st Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ardeuil-et-Montfauxelles, France, 28 and 29 September 1918. On the afternoon of 28 September Captain Hammond was wounded in the arm and in the leg by a shell fragment. He refused to go to the rear, knowing if he did so it would depress the morale of his men. On the following day he led one of his machine-gun sections forward in the attack through heavy fire until severely wounded a second time. The enemy position was taken, with guns, prisoners, and much material.