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) Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Nantillois, France, September 26 – 30, 1918. As regimental adjutant Captain Muhlenberg displayed the utmost disregard for personal danger in assisting his regimental commander in maintaining liaison with the front lines. After being painfully wounded and gassed by a bursting gas shell, this officer refused to be evacuated, but remained on duty, carrying orders to the front line and bringing back valuable information, until he was ordered to the rear.