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 First Lieutenant (Dental Corps) Lee Maro English, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 314th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Montfaucon, France, 29 September 1918. Although he had received a very painful wound two days previous, Lieutenant English remained on duty at an aid station under heavy shell fire until it was completely destroyed and many of the inmates and attendants killed or wounded. He assisted in caring for these wounded and directing their evacuation and then dressed the wounded on the field until an aid station could be located farther to the rear.