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 Elmer Anthony Phillips (ASN: 1348291), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 166th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Sedan, France, 7 November 1918. Private Phillips was a member of a patrol sent out to silence machine-gun nests, which were holding up the battalion’s advance. When the officer leading the patrol fell, mortally wounded, this soldier went to his assistance in the face of heavy fire from machine-guns only 100 yards away, remaining in this position until nightfall, though himself seriously wounded.