The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Arthur J. Forrest (ASN: 2178726), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 1 November 1918, while serving with Company D, 354th Infantry, 89th Division, in action at Remonville, France. When the advance of his company was stopped by bursts of fire from a nest of six enemy machineguns, without being discovered, Sergeant Forrest worked his way single-handed to a point within 50 yards of the machinegun nest. Charging, single-handed, he drove out the enemy in disorder, thereby protecting the advance platoon from annihilating fire, and permitting the resumption of the advance of his company.