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 (Field Artillery) Oliver B. Cunningham, United States Army, for repeated acts of extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 15th Field Artillery, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Villemontoire, Chateau-Thierry, and St. Mihiel, France, 21 July 1918, to 17 September 1918. During this period Captain Cunningham, with utter disregard for his personal safety, on numerous occasions exposed himself to the enemy fire while reconnoitering arid performing liaison work. On 17 September while at his post as liaison officer with the most advanced infantry unit, Captain Cunningham was killed by an enemy shell.