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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Richard L. McMunn, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 130th Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chateau-et-Ferme-de-Aulnois, France, 7 November 1918. Leading his platoon against a strong machine-gun emplacement, Lieutenant McMunn cut his way through two bands of barbed wire and succeeded in reaching the stronghold. Although suffering from severe wounds, which he received during the raid, he remained on duty until the action was over.