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 Second Lieutenant (Air Service) Guy E. Morse, United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 135th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Vilcey-sur-Trey, France, 12 September 1918. Lieutenant Morse, with First Lieutenant Wilbur C. Sutter, pilot, fearlessly volunteered for the perilous mission of locating the enemy’s advance unit in the rear of the Hindenburg line. Disregarding the hail of machine-gun fire and bursting of anti-aircraft shells, they invaded the enemy’s territory at low altitude and accomplished their mission, securing for our staff information of the greatest importance. These two gallant officers at once returned to the lines and undertook another reconnaissance mission, from which they failed to return. Lieutenant Morse’s body was found and buried by an artillery unit.