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 Corporal Nathan Powell Sanders (ASN: 40598), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, July 18 – 25, 1918. Corporal Sanders gave proof of utter fearlessness and courage during the whole 7-days’ offensive. On July 18 his company was stopped by an exceptionally well-located machine gun, making advance impossible until it was silenced. He on his own initiative crept upon the gun, killed the gunner, and captured four others of the crew. He then turned the gun and operated it on the retreating Germans.