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 George D. Sims (ASN: 1312562), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Montbrehain, France, 8 October 1918. While assisting his automatic rifle squad in a most advanced position, Private Sims, and those about him, were seriously wounded by shrapnel. Realizing that his wounds were fatal, and that his comrades might be saved, he insisted that the stretcher bearers attend to the others. His unusual heroism was instrumental in the saving of the lives of his fellow soldiers, even at the cost of his own.