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 Carl Bank (ASN: 280908), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Juvigny, north of Soissons, France, 28 August 1918. Though he was severely wounded by machine-gun fire, Sergeant Banks continued to lead his platoon throughout the attack until his company reformed, and an emergency no longer existed.