By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal Orville Hardy, Jr. (ASN: 549164), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with the Machine-Gun Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Corporal Hardy remained at his gun under machine gun, artillery and rifle fire, after all his gun squad had been wounded or killed, and continued to fire the gun until the last cartridge was fired. He then removed the firing mechanism of the gun and fought his way back to the infantry line with his pistol. [A Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for this action.]