The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Peter W. Ebbert, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Ville Savoye, France, 7 August 1918. Lieutenant Ebbert, acting as battalion supply officer, conducted numerous details of food and ammunition through the heavy enemy artillery barrage. Later in the day he volunteered for observation duty and was posted in a prominent tower, where he was killed by a direct artillery hit.