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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Frederick J. Trestrail, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 113th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, north of Verdun, France, 11 October 1918. When the advance of his company was checked by terrific enfilading fire from machine-guns, Lieutenant Trestrail halted his men and with great coolness ascended a hill to ascertain the location of the enemy machine-gun nests. He had barely reached the top of the hill when he was killed by an exploding shell.