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 Stephen M. Mance (ASN: 1386580), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Chipilly Ridge, France, 10 August 1918. Sent out alone to locate the position of snipers, and coming upon a machine-gun nest, Corporal Mance boldly attacked it single-handed, capturing the gun, wounding one of the crew, and taking three prisoners.