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 Edwin S. Mills (ASN: 1752701), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 312th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grand Pre, France, 23 October 1918. While acting as a runner, Private Mills volunteered and carried messages through several heavy barrages and under direct enemy fire, always accomplishing his mission.