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 Private Alexander Scandel (ASN: 2383284), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Pultiere, France, 15 October 1918. When his platoon was forced to take shelter from the intense fire, Private Scandel, with another soldier, having located the source of the fire, crawled forward 200 yards, capturing a nest containing two guns and five of the enemy. “When his companion, had started to the rear with the prisoners, Private Scandel continued forward, rushing from shell hole to shell hole, and outflanking a second nest, taking one gun and three prisoners.