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 Howard R. Conover (ASN: 2404064), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 312th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grand Pre, France, 20 October 1918. Although painfully wounded in the hand Private Conover went to the assistance of a wounded comrade who was lying helpless in an exposed position. He carried him from the front a distance of 400 yards on his back, and when forced to relinquish his burden because of exhaustion, he informed and directed stretcher bearers, thus assuring the safety of his comrade.