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 Charles Frederick Carbaugh (ASN: 558049), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, southeast of Bazoches, France, 9 October 1918. Private Carbaugh was sent as a runner to direct a platoon of his company to assemble and return to its position. He displayed unusual leadership in performing his mission by himself, taking command of the disorganized unit, getting it well in hand, and leading it back under a hostile shelling without losses and without confusion.