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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Howard H. Pellegrom, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with 339th Infantry, 85th Division (Detachment in North Russia), in action at Bolshieozerke, Russia, 2 April 1919. Lieutenant Pellegrom exposed himself to direct enemy observation and fire to go forward 200 yards in advance of our lines and drag a wounded medical attendant to a place of safety.