By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private First Class Mathew Hood, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Private First Class Hood distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company B, 1st Engineers, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action during World War I. Private First Class Hood was a member of a working party caught in a heavy barrage. Regardless of personal danger he assisted in carrying wounded comrades through the barrage to safety and then returned in order to carry out other wounded men.