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 Oren O. Crockett (ASN: 1631317), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 8th Machine-Gun Battalion, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, north of Cierges, France, 4 October 1918. Private Crockett, during an attack under terrific shell and machine-gun fire, carried messages from company to platoon headquarters, thus maintaining the necessary communication required in a successful operation.