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 Sergeant Philip De M. Vosburgh (ASN: 1211621), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the vicinity of Bony, France, 28 September 1918. Sergeant Vosburgh exposed himself to direct observation and fire from the enemy in leaving a place of shelter to go to the assistance of a wounded officer. Upon reaching the officer he was hit in the knee by a machine-gun bullet, causing him to fall back into the trench, dragging the officer with him.