The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Captain (Infantry) Willis E. Comfort, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, 18 July 1918. After being severely injured Captain comfort refused to be evacuated, but energetically led his company forward to its objective and maintained it there until he was mortally wounded.