By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Frank Roy Yates, United States Navy, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND DIVISION A.E.F., for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Yates distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Sixth Machine-Gun Battalion, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Yates displayed great courage and fearlessness near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, 4 October 1918, in attending the wounded under heavy artillery and gas bombardment. Although his mask was torn from his face and rendered unserviceable by a shell fragment he remained at his post until the wounded had all been dressed. Later, on the same day, during a heavy machine-gun and artillery barrage, after the canteen and cover had been cut from his belt by machine-gun gullets, he dressed the wounded and organized two litter-bearer crews to carry the wounded from the road to the dressing station.