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 Sergeant Bryan Hamilton (ASN: 1518161), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 145th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Olsene, Belgium, 31 October 1918. Sergeant Hamilton was leading a detachment forward which was caught in a heavy enemy counter-barrage. Though he was badly wounded by shell fire, he kept his men organized and, pushing forward, dislodged the enemy from a strong position, where he was again wounded.