By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant (Infantry) Wilhelmus M. Rice, United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. First Lieutenant Rice distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company M, 111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action 30 September to 2 October 1918, near Le Cheney Tondu, France, in making personal reconnaissance under artillery and machine gun fire in locating enemy front lines. On the third day of this hazardous duty, he was killed by a hostile shell.