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 Sergeant Louis Dealt White (ASN: 1448191), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Baulny, France, 28 September 1918. First Sergeant White volunteered to carry a message to the rear through heavy artillery fire to obtain ammunition and reinforcements. That mission accomplished, he learned that his captain, the only officer left with the Company, had been wounded. Though himself wounded and suffering from gas, he returned to the front lines, reorganized the company and held his section of the front line until the Division was relieved.