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 Corporal Louis Harrison Votaw (ASN: 2228329), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 360th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-le-Pretre, France, 12 September 1918. Although he was wounded in the body early in the action and later received another wound in the head, Corporal Votaw continued at his post as squad leader until the action was over and then went to the rear only upon orders from his platoon commander.