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 Major (Infantry) Millard Evelyn Tydings, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 111th Machine-Gun Battalion, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, north of Verdun, France, in October 1918. On 10 October 1918, north of Samogneux, France, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, Major Tydings made a personal reconnaissance and located the enemy lines. He also assisted in the capture of three prisoners, one machine gun and 1 minenwerfer, all of which were returned to our liens. On 23 October 1918, in the attack on Etrayes Ridge, he again displayed exceptional gallantry in making personal reconnaissances and in maintaining liaison between the units of his battalion although he was frequently under severe enemy artillery fire. His continued personal reconnaissance of front-line positions made possible an effective disposal of machine guns and artillery in support of the efforts of the Infantry to advance which contributed in a large measure to the success of the brigade with which his command was operating. The heroic personal conduct displayed by Major Tydings was an inspiration to all the officers and men of his command.