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 Corporal William B. Bell (ASN: 263269), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 125th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cierges, France, 31 July 1918. When his company was held up by severe machine-gun fire from the right flank, Corporal Bell voluntarily went out in front of our lines and carried a wounded comrade to cover and administered first aid.