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 Hubert C. Morris (ASN: 2387689), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Dun-sur-Meuse, France, 5 November 1918. Advancing alone, Sergeant Morris attacked a machine-gun nest, capturing the entire crew, and preventing surprise fire on an exposed flank of his company.