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 Private Earl R. Vinall (ASN: 110333), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 103d Machine-Gun Battalion, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Belleau, France, July 18 – 24, 1918. On duty as a runner, Private Vinall displayed marked courage in repeatedly passing through heavy machine-gun and artillery barrages throughout five days of action.