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 Corporal Arthur Marion Hamilton (ASN: 560474), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Brieulles, France, 6 October 1918. Corporal Hamilton and a comrade, under heavy enemy fire, went to the rescue of wounded lying in advance of our lines and returned to our lines with two wounded American soldiers. In accomplishing this mission they advanced to within 75 yards of the enemy lines, over an area which the enemy raked with their fire.