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 (Medical Corps) Wibb E. Cooper, 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. Colonel Cooper commanded with notable success, Base Hospital No. 8, at Savenay, which under his efficient administration became the nucleus of a large hospital center, which developed into the largest classification and evacuation hospital in France for the patients returning to the United States. By his marked ability in directing the numerous activities under his control he rendered services of conspicuous worth to the American Expeditionary Forces.