By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Robert Caldwell (ASN: 1039109), Corporal [then Private] Lyfort E. Cole (ASN: 1039107), Private Charles Fleming (ASN: 1039125), Private Marion Medrkiewicz (ASN: 1039078), and Private Walter E. McMillen (ASN: 1039077), United States Army, are 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 them. While serving with Battery F, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, these men distinguished themselves near Greves Farm, France, 15 July 1918, by remaining at their guns and serving them under intense bombardment. By their coolness and efficient work they aided materially in the defeat of the enemy.