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 Sergeant Edward Riall White (ASN: 1285786), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Consenvoye Wood, France, 10 October 1918. After his platoon leader had been killed, Sergeant White took command. The advance of the company had been held up by a machine-gun nest, until Sergeant White, with two other soldiers cleaned out the nest, killing four and capturing six of the enemy.