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 (Field Artillery) Brocks Shumaker, 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 as Battalion Adjutant and Orientation Officer, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Chateau-Thierry, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives, Lieutenant Shumaker personally made panoramic sketches from the Observation Post under heavy bombardment and machine gun and one-pounder fire, and did reconnaissance for battery positions in front of the Infantry line, thereby enabling the battalion to occupy new positions in advance without loss of time. He was seriously wounded in the neck when he voluntarily delivered firing data to a battery commander.