The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Plummer Evans (ASN: 2000093), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 111th Machine-Gun Battalion, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 11 October 1918. Disregarding his own personal safety, Private Evans volunteered to assist in aiding his wounded comrades, leaving his place of safety, during an intense bombardment. While performing this meritorious work, he himself was killed.