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 Bugler Jacob F. Cline (ASN: 1272934), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 111th Machine-Gun Battalion, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 11 October 1918. Bugler Cline voluntarily left cover to carry a litter through an intense bombardment, after the litter bearers had been wounded. He was killed while on this duty.