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 Edward W. Borton (ASN: 2267407), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Eclisfontaine, France, 4 October 1918. After obtaining permission to go to the aid of wounded soldiers Private Borton remained in the open, under heavy shrapnel and high-explosive fire, giving first aid to our wounded men until he was wounded by shrapnel.