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 Eugene A. Legge (ASN: 544553), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the second battle of the Marne, France, 16 July 1918. After several runners had failed in the attempt, Private Legge volunteered to carry important messages through a zone swept by severe enemy shell fire. He accomplished his mission and returned to his station at the front.