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 Captain (Infantry) George L. Wright, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Malancourt, France, 28 September 1918, and 6 November 1918. On 28 September in order to save his men, Captain Wright crossed a clearing, under heavy machine-gun fire, to secure information of the troops on his flank. On 6 November he set a splendid example to his men, under heavy shell fire, by going from shell hole to shell hole, encouraging them and directing them to safe places.