By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant (Infantry) Theodore L. Cogswell, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. First Lieutenant Cogswell distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with the 319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action in the Bois-des-Ogons, France, 5 October 1918, in refusing to be evacuated after being wounded.