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 Private Henry Hervy Hall (ASN: 1316674), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Voormezeele, Belgium, 31 August 1918. When the carrier of a Lewis gun crew was killed, Private Hall took his place; and ammunition becoming exhausted, volunteered to go for a new supply, under heavy fire. Wounded while on this mission, he opened fire on the enemy with his rifle, engaging a hostile patrol until he was mortally wounded by a second bullet.