The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Air Service) Ernest Armond Giroux, United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 103d Aero Squadron, 3d Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Armentieres, France, 22 May 1918. First Lieutenant Giroux, while on a patrol with four other scout planes, attacked an enemy formation of eight monoplane machines. Two of his companions were forced to retire when their guns became jammed. Despite numerical superiority, Lieutenant Giroux continued the attack, endeavoring to protect his leader, until finally forced down and killed.