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 Lee Otis Prescott, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 120th Field Artillery, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at St. Gilles, near Fismes, France, 4 August 1918. Private Prescott with other soldiers made frequent trips to maintain telephone communication between battalion and regimental headquarters during a destructive enemy bombardment. All other lines had been destroyed. As this line was used by both infantry and artillery for a communication with the rear, it was of the utmost importance that it be maintained.