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 Edmund Pepin, French Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Pilot, 47th Escadrille Sal, French Air Service, in the region of St. Mihiel, France, 12 September 1918. Lieutenant Pepin, in the most adverse weather conditions, flew at an extremely low altitude for two hours and a half, thoroughly reconnoitering enemy positions and returning with information of the greatest value.