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 Jesse L. Cline (ASN: 3167473), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Lion-devant-Dun, France, 7 November 1918. Although entirely unacquainted with the personnel of his company, to which he had just been assigned, Private Cline volunteered and led a party of 20 men in a successful attack on a strong enemy machine-gun position.