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 E. Bateman, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 114th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, October 12 – 13, 1918. After all the battalion runners had become casualties, Lieutenant Bateman volunteered and carried important messages to the rear through violent artillery and machine-gun fire. The next day this officer went through a wood occupied by enemy machine-gun nests and snipers and established liaison with three companies in an advanced position.