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 Private Simon M. Thompson (ASN: 1439030), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Medeah, Ferme, France, 8 October 1918. Under intense machine-gun fire during a counterattack following a heavy artillery barrage, Private Thompson, with another soldier, checked the attack for a considerable distance, killing ten of the enemy, including two officers, and keeping off the hostile party with his pistol while loading his rifle with his other hand.