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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Charles A. Shelor, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 127th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Bois-de-Bantheville, France, 15 October 1918. Under heavy fire, Lieutenant Shelor made a reconnaissance of woods infested by enemy machine-guns and snipers, locating another battalion of his regiment, from which his own had become separated, and securing information which made it possible to continue the attack next day.