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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Charles Kollock Dillingham, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Nantillois, France, 6 October 1918. Lieutenant Dillingham, on duty as battalion intelligence officer, twice volunteered and led a patrol through woods known to be occupied by hostile machine guns. Working his way through artillery and machine-gun fire, he succeeded in ascertaining the position of units on the right and left of his own. Throughout the action around Nantillois and the Bois-des-Ogons, this officer was a constant inspiration to his men by his devotion to duty and disregard of personal safety.