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 First Sergeant George Feldcamp, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry while serving as a member of Company E, 12th Infantry Regiment, in action against insurgents at Barrio of Mazambique, Ilocos, Philippine Islands, on 22 September 1900.