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 Clark T. McCormick (ASN: 52037), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near the Cote-de-Chatillon, France, 1 November 1918. Sergeant McCormick displayed exceptional bravery in voluntarily leading his platoon into a thick wood, capturing twelve prisoners and two machine guns, which had been causing us heavy loss.