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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Edwin B. Thorsen, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 127th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Roncheres, France, 3 July 1918. Wounded in the abdomen by a machine-gun bullet, Second Lieutenant Thorsen continued to lead his men in the advance for 100 yards, till he fell from loss of blood, dying later from his wound. His example was an inspiration to his men.