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 Corporal Elmer Lee Roy Norris (ASN: 57052), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Exermont, France, 5 October 1918. Corporal Norris, an automatic rifleman, crept about 600 yards ahead of the line held by our troops and after locating two enemy machine guns, he opened fire and succeeded in destroying one of the enemy guns and forcing two of the enemy to surrender. He then turned the captured gun on the enemy to such effect that his company was able to advance with slight loss.