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 (Medical Corps) Warde B. Smith, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 125th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cierges, France, July 21 to 7 August 1918. Maintaining dressing stations close to the advanced lines, under heavy enemy machine-gun and artillery fire, Lieutenant Smith continued day and night to render first aid and to evacuate the wounded. On August 2 his aid station, due to withdrawals of the Infantry to take a more advantageous position, was left in advance of the front line. With a score of severely wounded men to evacuate, Lieutenant Smith remained at the advanced position for six hours under intense enemy fire until all patients had been given every possible care and carried to a place of safety. His coolness, courage, and devotion to duty save the lives of many men.