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 Sergeant Clarence Ellsworth Kantz (ASN: 1747366), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grand Pre, France, 26 October 1918. During an enemy counterattack, Sergeant Kantz by his foresight saved the company on the right of his platoon by reinforcing that company’s flank. This action stopped the advance of several machine gunners who were advancing through our lines at that point, but cost Sergeant Kantz his life.