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 Walter A. Holt (ASN: 1900557), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 326th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Juvin, France, October 15 – 16, 1918. Private Holt volunteered to establish liaison with the unit on the right, although this mission required that he cross an area swept by heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. Although fired upon at short range by enemy snipers, he successfully completed his mission and succeeded in capturing three German prisoners. Later he exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire in order to assist in the rescue of the wounded.