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 (Chemical Corps) Frank M. Dorsey, 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 civilian and as Chief of Development Division, Chemical Warfare Service, Colonel Dorsey has displayed fine technical skill and administrative ability in developing materials and processes which have contributed greatly to the achievements of the Chemical Warfare Service during the war.