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 Clarence I. Loken (ASN: 2814509), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Beaufort, France, 4 November 1918. Private Loken was engaged as a runner and made several trips through heavy bombardment from the front line to the support battalion. Even, after his equipment had been riddled by shell fragments, he continued, maintaining liaison between these two points.