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 Russell Oke (ASN: 2388587), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chateau Charmois, France, 9 November 1918. Disregarding personal peril, Sergeant Oke attacked and reduced a machine-gun nest, killing two of the crew and driving the others from their guns.