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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Edmund C. LaBuhn, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Brabant, France, October 8 – 9, 1918. Becoming detached from his regular organization on 8 October Lieutenant LaBuhn, accompanied by five soldiers, attached himself to another company and voluntarily took part in the offensive operations. Leading his men, he charged a machine-gun nest and captured several guns and four prisoners. He continued in action with this company until wounded on 9 October 1918.