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 Leroy Davis (ASN: 1403409), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 370th Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Mont-de-Sanges, France, 18 September 1918. Private Davis went out, under heavy fire, to the aid of a runner who had been wounded, applied first aid, took the messages of the wounded man, and delivered them to their destination.