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 Columbus Whipple (ASN: 1630549), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bazoches, France, 7 August 1918. Private Whipple crossed the Vesle River in the face of enemy fire and rescued a drowning comrade in the deep, swift current of the stream.