By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Christopher M. Ott, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Ott distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with the 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at Le Rocq Ferme, France, 14 – 15 July 1918, while acting as liaison officer.

By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Christopher M. Ott, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Second Lieutenant Ott distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with the 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Cunel, France, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 11 October 1918, while moving under enemy fire, two pieces to forward positions for anti-tank fire.

By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Christopher M. Ott, 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 Battery A, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the Argonne-Meuse battle, Lieutenant Ott volunteered to take two pieces of the battery into the Infantry front line trenches at the Mamelle Trench on or about 17 October 1918, for anti-tank fire, he well knowing that this trench and all roads leading to it were being constantly shelled. He not only fulfilled his mission, but did so with the least possible disturbance. The Infantry themselves at the trench knew nothing about it until they saw the guns in their midst at dawn. The following night he was ordered to take his guns out from this position to an entirely new position, which he accomplished with the greatest dispatch over a shell-torn country full of barbed wire and had his guns placed in the new position at the appointed time, although the orders were received by him at such a late hour that it did not seem possible that the change could be accomplished by the appointed hour.

By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Christopher M. Ott, 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 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Lieutenant Ott displayed exceptional heroism at Le Rocq Farm, France, 14 – 15 July 1918. While acting as Liaison Officer with the 7th Infantry, he carried important messages between the Infantry and his own Regimental Headquarters under heavy enemy fire, by his efforts enabling the artillery to direct their fire most advantageously. Owing to the fact that all available horses were killed it was necessary for him to carry messages a distance of four kilometers on foot.