The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Richard Brinsley Sheridan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ville-Savoye, France, 23 August 1918. While leading his platoon in attack, Lieutenant Sheridan had one of his legs badly shattered by shell fire. Refusing evacuation, he remained to direct the movements of his men until he died.