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 David Arthur Oliphant (ASN: 914141), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 7th Engineers, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Romagne, France, 14 October 1918. By his energy, initiative, and courage, Sergeant Oliphant located several machine-gun nests and captured nine prisoners and an anti-tank gun when sent put with three other soldiers to locate the enemy positions.