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) Courtney Scott Henley, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 327th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, north of the Sommerance-St. Juvin Road, France, 11 October 1918. Captain Henley led a part of three enlisted men in an attack on an enemy machine-gun position which was doing considerable damage to our forces. Under intense hostile fire his attack drove the enemy gunners from the machine-gun nest.