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 Henry Vieira (ASN: 40856), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, south of Soissons, France, 18 July 1918, During the attack and advance on 18 July 1918, and after all the runners had been killed or wounded, Private Vieira volunteered to carry messages through heavy machine-gun and shell fire. He succeeded in this undertaking, thereby keeping up vitally important communication with regimental headquarters.