The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Alexander Folz (ASN: 2194430), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Remonville, France, 4 November 1918. While leading his squad in attack on a machine-gun nest, Corporal Folz’s automatic rifleman was wounded, and unable to continue. Captain Folz took the gun, and, firing as he advanced, put the machine gun out of action, but he was so badly wounded during the exploit that he died from his wounds a few minutes after.