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 Emmett McBride (ASN: 2387938), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Dun-sur-Meuse, France, 5 November 1918. At a critical time, when the advance across the Meuse was being held up by enemy fire, Sergeant McBride displayed exceptional bravery in crossing a damaged pontoon bridge under terrific artillery and machine-gun fire, clearing the bridge-head of the enemy and protecting it. After crossing the Canal, he displayed great bravery in flanking a machine-gun nest single-handed, killing two of the gunners and thereby enabling his company to advance.