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 Private Frank Bell (ASN: 2220227), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fay-en-Haye, France, 12 September 1918. Private Bell saved the lives of thirty of his comrades by coming out of a dugout, into which the Germans were throwing grenades, shooting the leader and dispersing the remainder of the party.