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 Ben Hope (ASN: 96503), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 167th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, 26 July 1918. After he had been wounded in the head Private Hope continued to advance against the enemy until he had been wounded three more times. He died as a result of these wounds.