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 Cornelius Clinton Fredericks (ASN: 734175), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 6th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Frapelle, France, 17 August 1918. Private Fredericks displayed great coolness and courage under a heavy enemy barrage when he unhesitatingly went forward to destroy enemy wire entanglements and continued this extremely hazardous work until killed.