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 Corporal Louis W. Myers (ASN: 554137), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 8th Machine-Gun Battalion, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Le Rocq, France, July 14 – 15, 1918. Corporal Myers repeatedly exposed himself to the terrific enemy shell fire in carrying messages and rendering first aid to the wounded.