The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal in lieu of the Certificate of Merit previously issued to Corporal Fred Carr, United States Army, for distinguished gallantry in action while serving as a member of Company G, 34th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Volunteers, at San Quintin Pass, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on 4 December 1899.