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 to Colonel (Cavalry) George T. Bowman, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Chief of a Subsection of G-1 of the General Staff at General Headquarters, Colonel Bowman prepared the priority schedules for the movement of troops from the United States to France, directed replacements during active operations, prepared the order of battle data, and conserved many important and confidential records of the personnel of the American Expeditionary Forces. By his marked executive ability and loyal cooperation in all details of his important task he has given services of noteworthy consequence to the American Expeditionary Forces.