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 Robert Costa De Beauregard, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 23d Regiment of Infantry, 306th U.S. Infantry (Attached), 77th Division, A.E.F., at St. Juvin, France, 14 October 1918. When communication with the forward observation post was broken and no runners were available, Captain Costa De Beauregard voluntarily carried a message to the observation post through intense shellfire, displaying great bravery and coolness, and succeeded in reestablishing communication with the regimental post of command.