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 Harold E. Crawford (ASN: 106190), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, between Soissons and Berzy Le Sec, France, 19 July 1918. Private Crawford bravely carried messages through shell fire and reorganized and directed infantry units. Entrusted with a particularly important message that he knew must be delivered, he fearlessly started through a heavy bombardment to execute his mission and while so engaged was severely wounded.