The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Sterling Lewis Morelock (ASN: 2661521), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 4 October 1918, while serving with Company M, 28th Infantry, 1st Division, in action at Exermont, France. While his company was being held up by heavy enemy fire, Private Morelock, with three other men who were acting as runners at company headquarters, voluntarily led them as a patrol in advance of his company’s frontline through an intense rifle, artillery, and machinegun fire and penetrated a woods which formed the German frontline. Encountering a series of five hostile machinegun nests, containing from one to five machineguns each, with his patrol he cleaned them all out, gained and held complete mastery of the situation until the arrival of his company commander with reinforcements, even though his entire party had become casualties. He rendered first aid to the injured and evacuated them by using as stretcher bearers, ten German prisoners whom he had captured. Soon thereafter his company commander was wounded and while dressing his wound Private Morelock was very severely wounded in the hip, which forced his evacuation. His heroic action and devotion to duty were an inspiration to the entire regiment.