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 Brigadier Henri Lenoir, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with as Interpreter, 19th Squadron of the Train of Military Transportation, 120th U.S. Infantry (Attached), 30th Division, A.E.F., near Vaux Andigny, France, 11 October 1918. Discovering two of the enemy hiding, Interpreter Lenoir captured them and turned them over to the battalion commander. The information regarding the enemy’s line of defense and movement obtained from these prisoners proved to be correct and of the utmost value. On another occasion he braved the dangers of terrific hostile fire by going ahead of the battalion into a village and aiding the sick and wounded among the inhabitants, disregarding the fact that he was suffering agony from the effects of gas.