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 Corporal Tracy S. Blair (ASN: 2187066), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 353d Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Barricourt, France, 1 and 2 November 1918. After his platoon had reached its objective Corporal Blair voluntarily accompanied his platoon commander on a reconnaissance patrol of the enemy’s positions. They came upon a large body of German troops without being discovered, and Corporal Blair, under fire of artillery and machine guns, went back and brought up two platoons, which drove off the hostile force and captured a number of prisoners. The following day, while advancing in the face of severe machine-gun fire, Corporal Blair was fatally wounded.