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 Beauvais Clark (ASN: 1252570), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery F, 106th Field Artillery, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Fismes, France, 20 August 1918. When it became necessary to lay a line across a shell-swept area to the battery’s forward observation post, Sergeant Clark undertook the task alone rather than expose other men of the detail to the extreme danger. With utter disregard for his own personal danger, he went forward under heavy enemy shell fire and put through and repaired the line which was cut several times by enemy fire, and thus enabled the continuance of the firing of the guns of his own organization. His outstanding gallantry under heavy enemy fire and his courage and coolness were an inspiration to the men of his detail.