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 Leo L. Ross (ASN: 2257223), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Gesnes, France, 26 September 1918. When the advance of his battalion was held up by an enemy machine-gun nest, Corporal Ross, in company with an officer, crossed the enemy wire, took the position, and captured four prisoners and two machine-guns. On the same day, accompanied by two other soldiers, he captured three machine-guns and 26 prisoners.