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 Paul Clifford Sanderfer (ASN: 1316865), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Souplet, France, 10 October 1918. Sergeant Sanderfer showed exceptional devotion to duty and bravery during the attack of October 9 – 10. Although wounded by enemy machine-gun fire, he continued to lead his platoon forward until he fell from weakness caused by loss of blood. He even then continued to advance by crawling until his strength entirely failed him.