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 Harold Corbett Strother (ASN: 2261605), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 362d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Steenbrugge, Belgium, 31 October 1918. Advancing under heavy machine-gun fire, with the aid of two other soldiers, Corporal Strother silenced the fire of a strongly fortified machine-gun position which was causing severe losses in his ranks. His action made possible the further advance not only of his own platoon but also the company on his left.