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 First Class Frederick Yannantuono (ASN: 2382187), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Dental Assistant, Medical Detachment, 13th Machine-Gun Battalion (Attached), 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cunel, France, 14 October 1918. Private Yannantuono voluntarily went forward and administered first aid to wounded infantry soldiers under heavy shell and machine-gun fire, in plain view of the enemy, being killed in the performance of this self-sacrificing mission.