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 Private First Class Lloyd K. Kilpatrick (ASN: 1160164), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 21st Machine-Gun Battalion, 7th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Vieville-en-Haye, France, 1 November 1918. Private Kilpatrick acted as a runner during offensive operations and under severest barrages and carried important messages to and from the front lines.