By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal Winslow Cornett, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Corporal Cornett distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 3d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action during the operations connected with the capture and defense of Cantigny, France, 27 to 31 May 1918. Corporal Cornett his entire gun crew having been wiped out and he, himself, severely wounded by the explosion of a large shell, displayed extraordinary heroism by crawling to his company commander and requesting two more men to operate his gun; when sent to the rear he crawled back to the trenches under a violent bombardment in order to turn over some spare gun parts which he had in his pocket.