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 Captain (Medical Corps) Charles M. Fox, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 353d Infantry Regiment (Attached), 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bantheville, France, 26 October 1918. Although he was suffering from the effects of gas, Captain Fox maintained his battalion dressing station under a terrific bombardment of gas and high explosive shells, which had almost demolished his station, continuing to care for the wounded and refusing to be evacuated until blindness rendered him unable to work.