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 First Class Alick Carrole (ASN: 42450), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Argonne Forest, France, 9 October 1918. While his platoon was being seriously menaced by hostile machine-gun fire, Private Carrole, the only survivor of his squad, crawled forward, and with his rifle, killed two gunners and captured the remaining six men. His act enabled the further advance of his platoon.