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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Bryan Mudgett, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Mihiel, France, 12 – 13 September 1918. On several occasions during the advance of 12 September Lieutenant Mudgett out-maneuvered enemy machine guns, capturing both guns and crew. On the night of 12 – 13 September, he led a patrol of two squads through the German lines, advancing over 1,000 yards to the front of the line of resistance, captured a German battery, one non-commissioned officer, and seven men. He then fought his way back through the enemy’s lines, losing but one prisoner before meeting the advancing American troops.