The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Charles R. Hanger, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Pouilly, France, November 10 – 11, 1918. When three of the companies of his battalion had become lost in the dense fog, during the crossing of the Meuse, Lieutenant Hanger made five trips through extremely heavy shell fire and guided them to the river crossing, thus enabling the battalion to fulfill its mission in the operation.