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 Private First Class Thomas Baldwin (ASN: 40366), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, 18 July 1918. After all the other runners of his platoon had been either killed or wounded by machine-gun and shell fire and he himself had been seriously wounded Private Baldwin refused evacuation, continuing with his mission. After making three trips through the heavy barrage he guided platoons to their designated objectives, after which he was ordered to a dressing station.