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 Sergeant Herbert C. McClure (ASN: 1465017), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery E, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cheppy, France, 27 September 1918. Sergeant McClure, although wounded by shell fire while manning a captured German Gun with a detail of cannoneers, remained at his post until relieved, when he returned to his battery, keeping his gun in action until ordered to the Field Hospital by his battery commander.