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 Cook Michael Anthony Platten (ASN: 2304032), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery B, 121st Field Artillery, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chery-Chartreuve, France, 14 August 1918. When the gun crews of the platoons in the woods were forced to withdraw on account of the intense enemy shelling, a wounded man was left behind. Noticing this, Cook Flatten rushed into the woods despite the continued shelling and brought the man to safety.