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 Private Henry M. Norton (ASN: 1215265), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 108th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ronssoy, France, 29 September 1918. Private Norton, on his own initiative, went forward twice in advance of the front line, bringing in wounded under heavy shell and machine-gun fire.