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 Major (Infantry) Effingham Buckley Morris, Jr., United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Montfaucon, France, 27 September 1918. Leading his battalion in attack, Major Morris, then a captain, was painfully wounded in the leg, but continued in command during the four days’ action that followed. By his persistence in remaining despite his severe wound, Major Morris set an example which contributed largely to the success of the operations.