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 Dewey Edward Wright (ASN: 43957), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, 19 July 1918. In the advance Private Wright and two comrades were cut off from the rest of the company by the enemy. He resisted stoutly until he fell with a rifle-shot wound through both legs and was taken prisoner. Two days later, during the advance of our troops, he assisted in the capture of all the enemy in a dugout by calling to the troops and disclosing his position.