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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Edward J. Price, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 124th Machine-Gun Battalion, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near the Bois-de-Chaume, France, 11 October 1918. Upon learning that a counterattack had been launched against the battalion on his right flank, Lieutenant Price took his platoon into action in advance of the infantry, and broke up the counterattack. There being no officers present with the infantry unit to which he was attached, he assumed command, reorganized it and led it forward, designating targets and ranges, and going up and down the line to direct the operation.