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 (Medical Corps) Ross Eberhart Weaver, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 102d Infantry Regiment (Attached), 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Marcheville, 26 September 1918. Lieutenant Weaver showed complete disregard of personal safety by remaining with the foremost elements and administering aid to the wounded throughout the day under constant artillery bombardment and direct machine-gun and rifle fire from the enemy.