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 First Class Robert M. Breckenridge (ASN: 1967624), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 365th Infantry Regiment, 92d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Ferme de Bel-Air, France, 29 October 1918. Although severely wounded in the leg from shell fire, Private Breckenridge, an automatic rifleman, continued in action, crawled forward for a distance of 100 yards to a position where he obtained a better field of fire, and assisted preventing any enemy party from taking a position on the company flank. In spite of his wound, Private Breckenridge continued to use his weapon with great courage and skill until he was killed by enemy machine-gun fire.