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 Private Clayton Blaine Skiff (ASN: 1247001), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Chatel-Chehery, France, 8 October 1918. When his company was stopped by enemy machine-gun fire, Private Skiff crawled forward alone, climbed a steep hill under intense fire and put a hostile machine-gun nest out of action. In the performance of this gallant exploit Private Skiff was mortally wounded and died on the way to the hospital.