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 Arthur W. Olanson (ASN: 1785546), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Nantillois, France, 29 September 1918. Sergeant Olanson, with his company commander, outflanked a machine-gun nest which was holding up their advance, shot one German non-commissioned officer who tried to escape, and captured two prisoners, the other occupants fleeing, The reduction of this machine-gun nest made it possible for the flank of the battalion to advance.