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 Lexie Downham (ASN: 56822), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Cantigny, France, May 28 – 30, 1918. Private First Class Downham captured, single-handed, by exercising unusual bravery, ten of the enemy.