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) Jay W. Grissinger, 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 Division Surgeon of the 42d Division, and later as Chief Surgeon of the 1st Army Corps during its operations on the Marne and in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives, Colonel Grissinger displayed qualities of leadership, high professional attainments, and rare judgment in energetically directing the work of the sanitary units under his control in providing front-line hospitalization and evacuation facilities for our sick and wounded in the field.