The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant (MC) Malcom L. Pratt, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Surgeon attached to the Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action on 11 June 1918, at eight o’clock, P. M. Immediately after reporting at the Regimental Aid Station Lieutenant Pratt volunteered to re-establish an advanced aid station just demolished by shell fire in Lucy le Bocage, where medical assistance was imperatively needed. This he accomplished under heavy and continuous shell fire, without regard to his personal safety, saving many lives. Also near Thiaucourt, France, 13 September 1918, Lieutenant Pratt displayed devotion to duty by continuing to dress and evacuate the wounded under direct and continuous shell fire.