The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class Dewey Phillips (ASN: 263473), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 125th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Sergy, France, 31 July 1918. While his company was waiting orders, after having reached the crest of Hill 212, Private Phillips voluntarily left his place and went for a message when an approaching runner was seen to fall, too badly wounded to reach the company. This act was done voluntarily and under the direct fire of the enemy’s machine-guns, as well as the terrific bombardment to which the hill was then subjected.