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 Eugene L. E. Lucas, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 15th Regiment, French Infantry, Army of France, near Apremont, France, 12 September and near Bois-de-Handreuvilles Bas, France, 16 September 1918. On 12 September the eve of the attack on Apremont, Sergeant Lucas alone reconnoitered the enemy lines and by exposing himself to machine-gun fire was able to supply his battalion commander with accurate information as to the position of these strongholds. On 16 September aiding some French and American soldiers in attack, he successfully routed superior numbers of the enemy after a lively bayonet encounter.