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 Color Sergeant Lawrence Stanfield (ASN: 1318597), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bellicourt, France, 28 September 1918. Sergeant Stanfield, attached to the regimental intelligence service, was severely gassed but after receiving first-aid treatment he insisted on returning to duty. Gassed a second time and relieved for a short period, he personally made a search for wounded men, and, finding a large number, went to the aid station and brought stretcher bearers. He continued this work until he was blinded by the effects of the gas.