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 First Class Lynn McCracken (ASN: 105475), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 2d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fleville, France, 4 October 1918. During a heavy enemy counterattack Private McCracken conveyed important information through a heavy enemy artillery barrage to and advanced machine-gun platoon of his company. By dashing from shell hole to shell hole, exposed to heavy fire, he accomplished his mission in ample time.