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 (Infantry) Richard J. White, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 113th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ravine-de-Molleville, north of Samogneux, France, 15 October 1918. First Lieutenant White was a member of a small party which was suddenly fired upon by three German machine-guns, one soldier being killed and an officer severely wounded. Himself unharmed, Lieutenant White returned with another soldier and, in the face of machine-gun fire, approached within 50 yards of the machine-gun nests and carried the wounded officer to shelter.