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 Fred Michael Schultz (ASN: 44376), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fleville, France, 4 October 1918. Leading his squad through a heavy barrage and against violent machine-gun fire, Corporal Schultz attacked an enemy field gun which had been holding up the progress of our tanks. He disabled the gun crew and took 15 prisoners, after which he personally captured a machine-gun and killed its operator. Although wounded himself, he assisted two wounded members of his squad to the first-aid station.