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 Captain (Infantry) George L. Goodridge, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 8 November 1918. Captain Goodridge, with about 30 men, secured a footing in an advanced enemy trench. The attacking battalion met with stubborn resistance and fell back to their starting point, but he tenaciously held his position until relieved on November 11. His coolness and courage made it possible to hold this position 800 meters in advance of our line under intense machine-gun and artillery fire.