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 Robert Cline Brantley (ASN: 244899), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 1st Gas Regiment, American Expeditionary Forces, near Malancourt Woods, France, 26 September 1918. After his detachment had been ordered to the rear, Sergeant Brantley remained to administer first aid to a wounded comrade, bringing him to safety, through withering machine-gun fire.