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 Sergeant Roy A. Brown (ASN: 2168841), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 366th Infantry Regiment, 92d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Lesseau, France, 4 September 1918. Sergeant Brown was a member of a combat group which was attacked by 20 of an enemy raiding party, advancing under a heavy barrage and using liquid fire. The sergeant in charge of the group was killed and several others, including Private Brown, were wounded. Nevertheless this soldier, with three others, fearlessly resisted the enemy until they were driven off.