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 Private Ary A. Duke (ASN: 97417), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 167th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Souain, France, in the engagement of July 15 – 16, 1918. Private Duke displayed praiseworthy devotion to duty and courageous self-sacrifice when he remained at his post under heavy fire, receiving wounds that later caused his death.