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 Corporal Chester V. Davis (ASN: 732421), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 6th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Brieulles, France, 4 November 1918. Corporal Davis volunteered to carry a message to the battalion commander, notifying him that our barrage was falling short. Crossing a valley swept by shell and machine-gun fire, he swam the icy Meuse River and succeeded in delivering his message in time to avoid further casualties.