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 Henry D. Shaddeau, United States Army, for exceptional and conspicuous bravery while serving as a member of Company F, 17th Infantry Regiment, in action at Simpiton, Mindanao, Philippine Islands, on 8 May 1904.