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 (Cavalry) Samuel Reid Gleaves, 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 G-3 of the 42d Division, Colonel Gleaves displayed military attainments of a high order, being constant in devotion to his exacting duties. In the Operations Section, General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, he handled all questions arising in that section pertaining to the arrival, location and issuance of orders for movements of units in the American Expeditionary Forces. In the solution of the perplexing problems which arose he brought to his task a high faculty for organization, coupled with sound judgment and a comprehensive grasp of service conditions.