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 Sergeant Delbert Farrington, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with Company M, 31st Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces (Siberia), in action at Novitskaya, Siberia, 2 July 1919. After his platoon commander was severely wounded, Sergeant Farrington assumed command of the platoon and led it in such a skillful manner as to gain superiority of fire and drive the enemy from his position without further loss to the platoon.