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 Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Lowe Abeel McClure, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-de-Pultiere, France, 14 October 1918, and during the Meuse offensive, 5 November 1918. Lieutenant Colonel McClure, commanding the 3d Battalion, organized his companies and directed their disposition while constantly under fire. At the crossing of the Meuse November 5 he organized his battalion for the attack on Hill 292, and under direct enemy fire, made a reconnaissance which enabled him to capture Hill 292, with more than 100 prisoners and 50 machine guns, without casualty.