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) Weston C. Jenkins, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the forest of Argonne, France, 5 October 1918. Captain Jenkins commanded the second battalion of his regiment with conspicuous gallantry. With utter disregard for his own safety, he continued throughput the action to direct his troops personally, moving about from place to place under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. Exposing himself to the hostile fire, he encouraged his men in their efforts to break through the enemy’s line and succeeded in maintaining their aggressive spirit by his personal example of fearlessness.