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 Edward McGee (ASN: 2213042), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 353d Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-de-Barricourt, France, November 1 – 2, 1918. When volunteers were called for to maintain liaison with the assault battalion during heavy shell and machine-gun fire, Private McGee volunteered and successfully carried out five such missions.