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 Sergeant Major [then Corporal] Lee Miller Ray (ASN: 556193), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 39th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Thibault, France, 5 August 1918. Sergeant Major Ray, a clerk of Headquarters, volunteered and delivered important operations messages to the French regiments attacking on the left flank of the 39th Infantry. He made his way for about one and one-half miles through heavy artillery, machine-gun and sniping fire, parallel to the enemy’s line, located the French headquarters, and delivered the message in time to stop flanking attacks by the enemy.