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 Corporal Vincent Carroll Porter (ASN: 1520649), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 146th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Montfaucon, France, September 26 to 1 October 1918. Though he was acting as company clerk, throughout the drive west of the Meuse River Corporal Porter volunteered for service as a runner and also took charge of the delivery of rations under constant shell fire in a highly exposed position. He performed valuable service in giving first aid to wounded, and at one time carried a wounded soldier much heavier than himself up a hill through shell and machine-gun fire.