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 (Infantry) Hobart B. Brown, 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. From September 1917 until April 1918, by his broad experience and sound judgment, Colonel Brown organized and commanded with exceptional ability the 104th Military Police. From April to October 1918, a Lieutenant Colonel, 116th Infantry, and Colonel, 114th Infantry, he showed himself to be resourceful and energetic and at all times equal to any emergency which arose. As Deputy Provost Marshall General, American Expeditionary Forces, from October 1918 to February 1919, he displayed marked ability in a position of great responsibility, thereby rendering services of great value to the American Expeditionary Forces.