The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class Samuel Chalmers Hart (ASN: 1315901), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bellicourt, France, 29 September 1918. After having been seriously wounded in the arm which caused much pain and loss of blood, Private Hart continued to advance, carrying a Lewis gun and pouring an effective fire into the ranks of the enemy until he was killed in the attack.