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 Private Peter Foster, British Expeditionary Forces, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 5th Battalion, Connaught Rangers, British Expeditionary Force, near Serain, France, 11 October 1918. Private Foster exposed himself to heavy fire in order to locate the positions of enemy machine guns. Later he led a liaison patrol through heavy fire in order to establish communication with the American unit on his right. This action took place when fighting alongside the American 27th Division.