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 Corporal Emory Linwood Butler (ASN: 1316455), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bellicourt, France, 29 September 1918. Becoming separated from his platoon during the advance, Corporal Butler continued 500 yards beyond the objective, and, although there were several enemy machine-guns near him, he went to a dugout and forced the 35 occupants to come out and surrender. He was soon joined by other members of his platoon and aided in cleaning out other nearby dug-outs, displaying absolute disregard of danger.