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 Burton Holmes (ASN: 1872566), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Hill 188, France, 28 September 1918. After he had been badly wounded and his automatic rifle had been put out of commission, Private Holmes returned to his company, under extremely heavy machine-gun and shell fire, and taking another automatic rifle, went back and reopened fire on the enemy. While thus engaged he was killed.