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 Harry Lee Pearson (ASN: 1403333), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company No. 3, 370th Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ferme la Folie, France, 30 September 1918. While under heavy fire Private Pearson volunteered and, accompanied by another soldier, rescued a wounded comrade from an exposed position, carrying him to the first-aid station.