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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Hugh C. Parker, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 320th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois De Ogons, France, 10 October 1918. While his platoon was being held up by machine-gun fire, and the casualties were becoming very heavy, Lieutenant Parker crawled forward to within bombing distance of the enemy, and by killing one and capturing two of the enemy with their machine-guns, he enabled his platoon to continue its advance.