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 Bugler Ray Elbert Walston (ASN: 2258495), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Gesnes, France, September 29 to 3 October 1918. Without any thought of personal danger, Bugler Walston repeatedly carried messages over ground swept by shell and machine-gun fire, delivering his messages with the utmost promptness.