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 Major (Infantry), [then Captain] Louis Pearl Patten, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near the Forest of Argonne, France, 28 September 1918. Major Patten was seriously wounded in the shoulder while leading his company, but after being tagged for evacuation at the dressing station, his insistent request for permission to his command was granted, and he continued to lead his company until the division was relieved.