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 Major (Infantry) Kenneth P. Budd, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ville Savoye, France, 16 August 1918. Although Major Budd’s post of command was subjected to continuous and concentrated gas attacks, and despite the fact that he was severely gassed during the bombardment, he refused to be evacuated, remaining for three days to personally superintend the relief of his battalion and the removal to the rear of men who had been gassed.