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 [then Sergeant] Lockwood Williams (ASN: 2384231), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Clery-le-Petit, France, 5 November 1918. When his company was held up by a machine-gun nest, First Sergeant Williams, with two soldiers, attacked the nest, killed two gunners and captured eight prisoners. This act made it possible for his company to advance and clear the bridgehead for the crossing. of the brigade.