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 Maurice Drouhin, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Senior Liaison Officer, 84th Infantry Brigade (Attached), 42d Division, A.E.F., during the capture of Hills 2898, 242, and the Cote-de-Chatillon, France, October 14 – 16, 1918. When communication service had been broken between the brigade commander and the two front-line battalions of his brigade, due to the enemy’s terrific fire which made it impossible to maintain either Signal Corps installations or runner service, Captain Drouhin at the critical moment volunteered to make his way across a gap between the two battalions in order to carry orders to the commanding officers thereof. His services on this occasion cannot be over-estimated and were accomplished voluntarily and only at the most deadly risk to himself.