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 Private Harry G. Holland (ASN: 1392469), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 122d Machine-Gun Battalion, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Chaume, France, 10 October 1918. Advancing alone against 20 of the enemy whom he saw bringing machine-guns into position to enfilade his position, Private Holland killed ten and routed the rest, his entire exploit being under heavy shell and machine-gun fire.