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 Major (Judge Advocate General) Leon Fraser, 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 Assistant Judge Advocate of the Services of Supply. In this capacity Major Fraser bore an important part of the responsibility consequent upon deciding a wide variety of legal and administrative questions, including the reviewing of court-martial cases, the preparation of opinions, and the solution of many problems which grew out of the interpretation of United States Statutes, Army Regulations, General Orders, and French and international law involved in the business operations of the American Expeditionary Forces.