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 Corporal Charles D. Rounds (ASN: 2385164), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ban-de-Laveline and Clery Legrande, France, 29 June 1918, and 28 October 1918. On 29 June Corporal Rounds was driven out of his post by hand grenades and machine-gun fire. After the grenades had exploded, he reentered his post under machine-gun fire and drove the German gunners away with his automatic rifle. On 28 October he located several machine-gun nests and a battery of field artillery and returned with information which made it possible to destroy them.