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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Herbert E. Wallace, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 168th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Maribois Farm, north of Beney, France, September 16 – 22, 1918. On 16 September 1918, under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, without regard to his personal safety, he led a raiding party from our lines and attacked the Germans at Maribois Farm and in severe hand-to-hand fighting inflicted severe loss upon the enemy, captured numerous prisoners, and obtained the information for which he was sent. On 22 September 1918, he voluntarily led a second raiding party into Maribois Farm, inflicted great loss upon the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting, captured many prisoners, and obtained the desired information.