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 (Chaplain’s Corps) David Smith Lamb, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with the 7th Machine Gun Battalion, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Meuse-Argonne, north of Montfaucon, France, Chaplain Lamb had charge of the burial detail for the Division, and carried on work during heavy bombardments. In spite of the artillery fire and the unpleasantness of the task he held his detail together and completed the work.