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 First Lieutenant Fernand Tessier, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 14th Regiment of Chasseurs, 369th U.S. Infantry (Attached), 93d Division, A.E.F., in the Champagne Sector, France, September 26 – 1 October 1918. Lieutenant Tessier was attached to the 369th Infantry as liaison officer, and, by continuous passage through zones which were under most intense fire, maintained perfect liaison with brigade headquarters. In the attack on Sechault, he was constantly in touch with the most advanced lines, and personally carried messages to the assaulting battalion. He aided materially in holding the captured positions.