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) Henry N. Pride, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Chaume, France, October 10 – 12, 1918. Acting on his own initiative, he led a patrol of three which penetrated the enemy line and after killing three Germans returned with three prisoners, one machine-gun and one automatic rifle. When the commander of the company on his left was killed Lieutenant Pride assumed command and consolidated the position, repulsing two counterattacks in which the enemy lost 75 dead and wounded and ten prisoners.