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 Captain (Infantry) Christie F. McCormick, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 132d Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Consenvoye, France, 9 October 1918. Surrounded by the enemy and unable to communicate with the rest of his regiment, Captain McCormick, with only five men, maintained an advanced position against a counter-attack by picked enemy storm troops, remaining in this perilous place throughout the night under terrific fire of enemy artillery and machine guns until the arrival of supporting troops next day.