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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Herbert A. Abele, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 324th Infantry Regiment, 81st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ville-en-Woevre, France, 9 November 1918. Lieutenant Abele voluntarily went through an intense machine-gun barrage at great personal risk in order to rescue a wounded soldier.