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) Charles Burroughs Reeve, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Etienne, France, 3 – 7 October 1918. After his battalion commander had become a casualty, Lieutenant Reeve assumed command, and showed exceptional dash and skill in attack. When his battalion had been halted by heavy machine-gun fire, he commanded and led a charge through an open field, gaining his objective. It was during this charge that he was killed.