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 Glenn M. Grove (ASN: 567696), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 11th Machine-Gun Battalion, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Nantillois, France, 26 September 1918. Sergeant Grove, with two officers, using captured German Maxim guns, pushed forward to a heavily shelled area from which the other troops had withdrawn, and by their accurate and effective fire kept groups of the enemy from occupying advantageous positions. When given permission to withdraw, Sergeant Grove declined to do so, but maintained fire superiority all afternoon until it became too dark to see. His conspicuous gallantry furnished an inspiration to the other members of the command.