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 Captain (Infantry) Thomas G. McNicholas, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Boise-de-Consenvoye, France, 26 October 1918. Upon learning that one of the officers had been wounded by enemy fire and was lying in an exposed position, Captain McNicholas left his post of command at battalion headquarters and with complete disregard for his own safety made his way through concentrated enemy machine-gun, rifle, and artillery fire, found the wounded officer and carried him to a place of shelter within his own lines. The bravery and devotion to his brother officer displayed by Captain McNicholas greatly inspired the men of his battalion.