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 First Class Harry Liebeskind (ASN: 2853), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 102d Infantry Regiment (Attached), 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Trugny, France, 20 July 1918. Private Liebeskind repeatedly exposed himself to heavy machine-gun and shell fire while aiding the wounded in areas from which combatant troops had temporarily retired, organized carrying parties, and rallied a platoon of infantry whose officers had been wounded, thereby enabling the platoon to hold its advance position.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Private First Class Harry Liebeskind (ASN: 2853), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 102d Infantry Regiment (Attached), 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-de-Caures, north of Verdun, France, 8 November 1918. Private Liebeskind exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to accompany a medical officer to a badly wounded soldier. The patient was carried to a shell hole and later Private Liebeskind exposed himself to heavy fire in order to cut a passage through a wire entanglement. This act made it possible to evacuate the patient to the rear.