(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Second Lieutenant Albert Louis Rene Auguste Pinson, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 3d R.S.A.R., French Army, in action against enemy forces in the vicinity of Serra Dell Oba, Italy, on 15 January 1944. Second Lieutenant Pinson’s outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.