The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Sergeant Harry E. Bayly (ASN: 2175201), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 353d Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Remonville, France, 22 October 1918. When the advance was checked by severe machine-gun fire, Sergeant Bayly, who was in charge of a one-pounder section, volunteered to open fire on the nest with a Stokes Mortar. Holding the mortar between his legs, he put it in action immediately and silenced the machine-gun nest, allowing the advance to continue. Sergeant Bayly was killed by shell fire several days later.