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 Frederick W. Geer (ASN: 2943018), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 312th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grand Pre, France, 26 October 1918. In the face of heavy machine-gun fire and on his own initiative, Private Geer left a place of safety and made his way by crawling to the side of a wounded comrade, administering first-aid treatment.