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 (Chaplain’s Corps) Charles Denton Priest, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Les Huit Chemins, France, 29 September 1918. Chaplain Priest disregarded personal danger by going 600 yards beyond the front lines, and with the aid of a soldier, carried back a wounded man to shelter.