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 Sergeant Marcel H. Michel, French Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Pilot, 218th Escadrille, French Air Service, in the region of St. Mihiel, France, 12 September 1918. Sergeant Michel, while on a reconnaissance, had his wireless outfit destroyed by enemy fire. Realizing that he could not communicate with his lines, and also being well into the enemy’s territory, he descended to an extremely low altitude. Disregarding the enemy’s anti-aircraft and ground machine-gun fire, he attacked an enemy convoy, causing considerable damage.