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) Dayton Sackett, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, 22 July near St. Mihiel, France, September 12 – 15, near Hill 212, France, 9 October 1918. On July 22 Lieutenant Sackett continued in the fight until he had taken and consolidated the objective assigned him, despite the fact that he was wounded early in the action. On September 12 he was wounded in the first day’s fighting, but continued to command his company, refusing to be evacuated until the corps objective was reached. On October 9 he fearlessly walked across an open space before allowing his troops to cross, to ascertain whether or not it was subjected to enemy fire. He was seriously wounded while on this mission.