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 Private Daniel Stevens Flagg (ASN: 1388595), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Meuse, Argonne, France, 26 September 1918. With three other soldiers Private Flagg crawled across an open field, subjected to heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, for 200 yards, to flank three enemy emplacements which were holding up the advance. This volunteer patrol captured the machine-gun positions, killing seven and capturing 23 of the enemy.