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 Walter Peter McManus (ASN: 1212082), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Le Catelet, France, 29 September 1918. The platoon which he commanded being driven to shelter by intense enemy artillery and machine-gun fire and many of its members wounded, Sergeant McManus, with complete disregard for his own safety and disregarding this heavy fire, advanced in plain view of the enemy, rescued a wounded man of his platoon, and although he himself was severely wounded applied first aid and brought his wounded comrade back to a place of comparative safety, thereby saving the latter’s life.