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 Corporal William P. White (ASN: 89893), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 165th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Argonne, France, October 14 – 29, 1918. Attached to the regimental liaison group, Private White, time and again traversed three kilometers to the front lines, proving the swiftest and surest runner. For three days and nights he worked unceasingly under terrific artillery and machine-gun fire accomplishing his mission, when other runners failed.