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 Captain (Infantry) Clarence Mitchell, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-Hazois, France, 1 November 1918. Though Captain Mitchell was wounded in the leg by shell fragments just before the opening of the attack, he continued to lead his company, advancing three kilometers to the first objective, with the aid of a cane, and assisted by runners. His conspicuous courage and fortitude inspired his men to a successful assault against a strongly entrenched position desperately defended by the enemy.