The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Judson Gordon Martell, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cunel, France, 14 October 1918. Although seriously wounded, Lieutenant Martell continued to direct his command under heavy machine-gun and sniping fire and maintained organization under heavy demoralizing circumstances until he was killed by a sniper’s bullet.