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 Sergeant Henry Clifford LaMorder (ASN: 92126), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 166th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Buzancy, France, 16 October 1918. While his platoon was taking shelter from the withering machine-gun fire, Sergeant LaMorder heard cries of a wounded comrade in a near-by shell hole. Braving the deadly machine-gun fire, he went to his assistance, bound up his wounds, and, when attempting to carry him to safety, was himself severely wounded. He started to crawl to the dressing station, but became exhausted after going a very short distance.