The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Clinton V. P. Newbold, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Soissons, France, 19 July 1918. After the loss of many of his men and in the face of machine-gun fire, First Lieutenant Newbold led and directed his command to successful attack, although he himself was mortally wounded.