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 Sergeant Harry L. Greenwood (ASN: 1785631), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Malancourt, France, 26 September 1918. On September 26 Sergeant Greenwood personally led a patrol of four men against a machine-gun which was holding up the advance, captured the gun and nine prisoners. He inspired his men to greater effort by his excellent example, under heavy machine-gun fire, and was killed while reorganizing his platoon after a counterattack.