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 Private William Allen Hall (ASN: 2192179), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 353d Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Mihiel, France, 12 September 1918. Private Hall, acting as runner between his company and battalion headquarters, made several trips through severe artillery bombardment before he was severely wounded.