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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Marvin Everet Stainton, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 9 October 1918. While his battalion was being held up by heavy machine-gun fire Second Lieutenant Stainton voluntarily led a small detachment of his platoon forward. He advanced far into enemy territory and succeeded in capturing seven machine-gun nests and 47 prisoners, continuing with his mission until he was killed.