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 Orum Lee (ASN: 1521885), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 146th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Montfaucon, France, 27 September 1918. Sergeant Lee, with an officer and noncommissioned officer, advanced 200 yards beyond the objective of the patrol in the face of heavy machine-gun fire and captured three 77-millimeter fieldpieces and two light machine guns.