The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Harry Bernard Miles (ASN: 1820826), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Ogons, France, October 4 – 5, 1918. Always a volunteer for the most dangerous service, Private Miles volunteered to carry a message through a heavy barrage, and was killed in the execution of his mission.