By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant (Infantry) Fred During, 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 as Commanding Officer of Company B, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, In action near Nantillois, France, Lieutenant Fred During although wounded twice, crossed an open field towards the enemy under the heaviest of machine gun fire, both enfilading and frontal for about seventy five yards, in order that certain French tanks might be given the necessary directions for an attack on the enemy machine gun nests, so that the company, which had been held up, might go forward. After receiving the second wound Lieutenant During continued to direct the movements of the company from a shell hole, to which he was carried after giving full directions to the tanks, until it became necessary that he be evacuated on account of weakness from loss of blood. [A Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for this action.]