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 Captain (Infantry) Samuel Shethar, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 369th Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Champagne Sector, France, September 26 – 1 October 1918. Acting as operations officer, Captain Shethar on several occasions voluntarily collected small units which had become separated from their organizations, organized them, and led them to their positions through intense machine-gun and shell fire. At another time he spent several hours searching for a wounded battalion commander until he found him and carried him through heavy fire to the rear.