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) Charles Foster Chappel, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with 399th Infantry, 85th Division (Detachment in North Russia), in action near Kadish, Russia, 27 September 1918. Lieutenant Chappel led his men in attack against a superior force of the enemy. Disregarding all personal danger, he personally advanced upon enemy machine guns, then in action, thereby assisting in building up a firing line of the attacking force. He was killed while making this dash.