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 Sergeant Clarence Charles Dry (ASN: 1461547), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 140th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Exermont, France, 28 September 1918. Volunteering to ascertain the location of an enemy machine-gun nest, Sergeant Dry walked into the open to draw its fire; and, when, he was about 50 yards from the hostile position, he was kilted. His self-sacrificing act enabled his platoon to destroy the enemy nest.