The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Harry L. Causland (ASN: 3133469), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bantheville, France, 24 October 1918. Private Causland was acting as ammunition carrier for a machine gun which was supporting a raid on the enemy by the infantry. While this gun was being operated from a shell hole, its ammunition became exhausted and the corporal called back to the carriers, who were in shell holes 25 yards behind, to bring up more ammunition. Though the gun position was under heavy enemy fire, Private Causland called out, “I’ll take it, ” and rushed forward with two boxes of ammunition. Just as he reached the emplacement with the ammunition he was killed instantly by a machine-gun bullet.