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 Lance Corporal Jack Smith, United States Army, for conspicuous bravery while serving as a member of Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment, in action at Arroyo de Lanao, Samar, Philippine Islands, on 4 June 1905.