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 Benjamin Yabovitz (ASN: 60080), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Remy, France, 12 September 1918. While carrying a message through an advance trench, Private Yabovitz was attacked by 14 of the enemy. After receiving two bayonet wounds, this soldier succeeded in killing three of the enemy and capturing the other 11, whom he brought to the rear.