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 Captain (Corps of Engineers) Arly Luther Hedrick, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 110th Engineers, 35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Baulny, France, 28 September 1918. While reconnoitering for mined bridges, Captain Hedrick was warned that a certain masonry arch was held under enemy machine-gun fire. He placed his detail under cover, advanced alone under persistent fire, exposing himself continually while removing detonators from the mines he found, and returned across open ground to his command.