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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Avis Theophulos Hobbs, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Voormezeele, Belgium, 30 August 1918, and near Busigny, France, 9 October 1918. Under heavy shell fire and in full view of the enemy First Lieutenant Hobbs volunteered for and conducted a daylight patrol of one man and himself to reconnoiter the best route for a raid, obtaining very valuable information. Later, when in the course of an attack our line was held up by the enemy, he led a patrol of twelve men; and under heavy fire, placed his Lewis gun so as to drive out the enemy, advancing two thousand yards ahead of our front lines to gain information.