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 Captain (Air Service) Clearton Howard Reynolds, United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 104th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Romagne, France, 9 October 1918. Although weather conditions made flying exceedingly dangerous, Captain Reynolds, with his observer, started on a mission to determine the position of the front-line troops of the division to which his squadron was attached. Flying at an altitude of 20 meters, they encountered and defeated three enemy patrols, gathered and delivered to division headquarters very valuable information.