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 Sergeant Joseph Krause (ASN: 1786771), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Sanitary Detachment, 316th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Consenvoye Woods, France, 6 November 1918. During the Meuse-Argonne, while Hill 378, north of Verdun, was being stormed by the 316th Infantry, Sergeant Krause, himself in the foremost rank, rushed forward in the face of heavy fire from a machine-gun nest and rescued successively three wounded soldiers who had fallen in the attempt to take the hill, bringing each in turn to safety. His actions were in disregard of his own safety and were an inspiration to his comrades.