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 (Infantry) Thomas Wood Vinton, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ardeuil, France, September 29 to 1 October 1918, Painfully wounded in the hand at 11 a.m. and slightly wounded in the hip at 4 p.m., 29 September Lieutenant Vinton continued on duty and ably commanded his platoon until evacuated on 1 October 1918.