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 Smith M. Shewbridge, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as a member of Company B, 17th Infantry Regiment, in action at Tamparan, Mindanao, Philippine Islands, on 5 April 1904.