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 First Sergeant Luther J. Langston (ASN: 1528479), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ivoiry, France, 27 September 1918. When his platoon was halted by the fire of concealed enemy machine guns, Sergeant Langston dashed ahead of his organization and, alone, captured the enemy machine gun, forcing five of the enemy to surrender. This act of heroism enabled his organization to resume the advance.