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 Private Elmer Leroy Newlin (ASN: 1243678), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Fismette, France, 10 August 1918. Having heard that two wounded comrades were lying in advance of the line immediately north of Fismette, Private Newlin and two other members of his company volunteered to go through machine-gun and rifle fire to bring them in. In their first attempt all were wounded and driven back, but in spite of their injuries they advanced a second time and reached the wounded men. Their courageous effort, however, was unfortunately in vain, as their comrades had been killed.