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 First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Frank A. MacNamee, Jr., United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 101st Field Artillery, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Belleau Wood, France, 19 July 1918. By his utter disregard of danger First Lieutenant MacNamee inspired great confidence in his men during a critical period by three times going into a heavily shelled area to help rescue wounded.