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 Fred Allen (ASN: 56769), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cantigny, France, 28 – 30 May 1918. During the attack and defense of Cantigny, Sergeant Allen established an automatic rifle post, 75 yards in front of our lines, and, under heavy machine-gun and shell fire of the enemy. He had previously rendered invaluable aid in fearlessly crawling from shell hole to shell hole to aid wounded comrades.