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 Corporal Frank S. Steele (ASN: 96135), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 167th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Beuvardes, France, 26 July 1918. Corporal Steele, although severely wounded in the right shoulder, continued to lead his squad forward through heavy machine-gun fire. Later with a few others he took up a position in a sunken road and repulsed an enemy counterattack. His devotion to duty was an excellent example to the entire command.