The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Vance Clegg Shankle (ASN: 1312113), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Martin Revere, France, 10 October 1918. When the advance of his company was held up, he volunteered to go forward with another soldier to reduce a machine-gun emplacement. Advancing in front of our lines, these two soldiers attacked the enemy position, destroyed it, and captured three prisoners.