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) Sanford H. Wadhams, 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. In his capacity as Assistant to the Chief Surgeon, American Expeditionary Forces, and later as a member of the General Staff, Colonel Wadhams ably supervised the hospitalization and evacuation activities of the Medical Corps in advanced areas. By his timely anticipation of requirements he assisted in a marked degree the support of our operations against the enemy.