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 Private First Class Wilbur Cathcart (ASN: 1211949), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Lake Dickebusch, Belgium, 22 August 1918. All wire communications between Company L and battalion headquarters having been destroyed by shell fire, Private Cathcart voluntarily and with utter disregard for his personal safety carried an important message to his battalion command through terrific machine-gun and artillery fire and under observation of the enemy. His hazardous mission successfully accomplished, he returned through terrific machine-gun fire to his company, his conduct having been a splendid example of bravery and devotion to the men of his company.