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 First Class Fred M. Forbis (ASN: 2845581), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, southeast of Remonville, France, 1 November 1918. Private Forbis, a member of the leading combat group of his platoon encountered a machine-gun nest of six guns; although only one hundred feet from the nest, he remained at his automatic rifle pouring in such a sheath of bullets on the enemy that it enabled his comrades to outflank the nest. He remained at his post until severely wounded. His exceptional nerve and coolness was an inspiration to his comrades throughout the action.