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 Corporal Arthur Henry LeClair (ASN: 42518), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Argonne Forest, France, October 12th, 1918. When ordered on an exploiting party one and one-half kilometers in advance of our lines, Corporal Le Clair first reconnoitered the route and then led his men forward under heavy fire from the enemy artillery and machine guns. He held the position he established under heavy fire, until relieved 14 hours later.