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 of Infantry Georges Wichart, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 372d U.S. Infantry (Attached), 93d Division, A.E.F., near Monthois, France, September 27 to 7 October 1918. During the attack on Monthois Second Lieutenant Wichart voluntarily undertook the most hazardous missions, fearlessly traversing ground swept by machine-gun fire and severe bombardment to secure liaison between neighboring French units and to reconnoiter our first line positions. His reports were invaluable. On the night of October 2 he led a battalion to its position of attack and personally reconnoitered the line under intense machine-gun and artillery fire, furnishing a splendid example of coolness and utter disregard of danger to the men of the battalion.