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 (Infantry) George W. Furbush, Jr., United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Vaux, France, 1 July 1918. Although wounded, First Lieutenant Furbush continued in displaying the greatest courage and disregard of all personal danger at all times. Throughout the critical period of 48 hours, July 30 – 31, 1918, near Sergy, he particularly distinguished himself when leading his platoon into position in face of fire on the crest of Hill 1 November 1918. Immediately after the beginning of the attack in the Bois-de-Bantheville, when his company was held up by a strong machine-gun nest and his company commander and several others were killed, Lieutenant Furlong took a soldier with him and with great gallantry and coolness attacked and captured the machine-gun nest of four guns, killing or wounding a number of the crew.