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 Private Clarence Pfeil (ASN: 2427055), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 327th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Argonne-Meuse offensive, 9 October 1918. Assisted by another soldier, Private Pfeil crawled far in advance of our lines, under terrific machine-gun and shell fire, and brought back a severely wounded comrade.