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) Ralph Westbrook Stine, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 132d Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Forges, France, 26 September 1918. During the progress of the attack, Lieutenant Stine led a squad which wiped out six machine-gun nests and put the crews of five others to flight. At the last nest he met stubborn resistance and was instantly killed by a sniper while advancing upon it at close range.