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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Percy E. Inman, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 13th Machine-Gun Battalion, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Madeleine Farm, France, 13 October 1918. Lieutenant Inman was seriously wounded while making a reconnaissance under a heavy fire, but returned with his report.