The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class Adam Huston Pyles (ASN: 95180), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 166th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Georges, France, 15 October 1918. Seeing his comrades either killed or wounded, immediately after seeking shelter, Private Pyles, undeterred, continually volunteered and carried messages over territory covered by violent artillery fire, incessant machine-gun fire, and accurate sniping until he was killed by this heavy fire.