The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain (Infantry) Grady B. Holman (ASN: 0-362630), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while Commanding Company B, 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 12 December 1944, in Germany. Captain Holman was personally leading an attack upon strong enemy positions when withering artillery, mortar and machine gun fire inflicted numerous casualties upon his men, halting the advance. Realizing the urgency of getting his troops from under the devastating shell-fire, he constantly exposed himself to evacuate the wounded and to reorganize his battered men. Armed only with a pistol, he personally led a renewed attack upon the numerically superior enemy force and was the first to reach the hostile emplacement. His inspired troops quickly attacked the objective, killing or capturing more than 100 Germans. The actions of Captain Holman on this occasion are in keeping with the finest traditions of the Armed Forces.