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 William R. Davis (ASN: 72149), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Bois Brule, near Apremont, France, 12 April 1918, remaining at his post and continuing to fire his rifle and grenades at the enemy after he was severely wounded in action.