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 First Lieutenant (Medical Corps) Othel J. Gee, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 20th Field Artillery (Attached), 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Vieville-en-Haye, France, 27 September 1918. Lieutenant Gee voluntarily ran to the assistance of a wounded soldier, dressed his wounds, and carried him to shelter through severe shell fire.