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 (Coast Artillery Corps) George Wilbur Cocheu, 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 a member and later as Chief of the Coordination Section, General Staff, a position of great responsibility, Colonel Cocheu devised many methods for improving and making more efficient the administrative procedure within the War Department, thereby materially facilitating the transcription of the business of the War Department and between the War Department and the Army, thus rendering service of great value to the entire military establishment.