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 Leo J. Dorey (ASN: 68183), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, 12 September 1918. Throughout a period of extreme shelling and unusually heavy machine-gun fire, Private Dorey volunteered and carried messages repeatedly from his platoon to his company commander. He conveyed information which resulted in the capture of two officers and 22 men of the enemy.