The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Ernest Neall Wright (ASN: 254362), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 344th Tank Battalion, Tank Corps, American Expeditionary Forces, near Nonsard, France, 12 September and near Varennes, France, 27 September 1918. Entering the town of Nonsard during an extremely heavy barrage, Corporal Wright put out of action an enemy machine-gun which was impeding the progress of our troops into the town. On 27 September accompanied by another tank, Corporal Wright advanced far ahead of the infantry and put to flight several enemy machine-gunners. A counterattack by the enemy damaged his tank slightly, which forced him to withdraw to a supposed place of safety for repairs. Discovering his tank, the enemy shelled it, when both he and his companion were wounded, and taken to the rear for treatment. He returned to his tank voluntarily and rendered most valiant service until killed 3 October 1918.