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 First Class Henry Clifford Molter (ASN: 244901), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 1st Gas Regiment, American Expeditionary Forces, near Montfaucon, France, 28 September 1918. Sergeant Molter volunteered and led a detachment to recover ammunition from a dump which was under fire and liable to explode at any minute. Working under a heavy gas attack, he succeeded in removing the dump to a place of safety.