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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Harry A. Yagle, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 132d Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Hamel, Belgium, 4 July 1918. While digging in at his final objective Second Lieutenant Yagle came under fire from a hostile machine-gun in a sunken road 200 yards to the right front. With Sergeant Koijane and two Australian soldiers, he rushed the position and captured the gun and eight prisoners.