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 Thomas W. Carlisle (ASN: 1315229), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bellicourt, France, 29 September 1918; and near St. Souplet, France, 12 October 1918. Sergeant Carlisle volunteered with two comrades and went in advance of our lines, under heavy machine-gun fire, and rescued a wounded soldier. Later, when his platoon had been reduced to four men, he inspired them by his personal courage to hold their position till reinforcements arrived.