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 William M. Shane (ASN: 1245145), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Le Chene Tondu, France. 1 October 1918. Seeing the commanding officer of an adjacent unit fall from a wound, Corporal Shane left his place of safety and made his way through the continuous rain of machine-gun bullets to the side of the wounded officer. After a severe struggle he managed to drag him to a place of safety.