The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Forest T. Medkirk, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at the front during attack on Vierzy, France, on 18 July 1918. Voluntarily and of his own initiative, in association with two other pharmacist mates, Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Medkirk organized and established advanced aid posts following closely upon the first wave of the attacking troops and evacuated wounded rapidly and successfully under most harassing conditions.