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 Staff Sergeant Clarence W. Foss (ASN: 32493436), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 222d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 22 January 1945. After driving off an enemy patrol near Schweighausen, France, on 22 January 1945, Sergeant Foss, with three men, was covering one flank of an outpost line held by his platoon, when the party was attacked by forty Germans. Waiting until the enemy were only thirty feet away, the force opened fire, killing fourteen Germans and wounding many more. When the enemy attempted to bring a machine gun into action, Sergeant Foss destroyed it before it could fire and then, although wounded in the face by a grenade he remained to cover his platoon’s withdrawal thus preventing its encirclement. His heroic actions, with complete disregard for his personal safety reflect the highest credit on himself and are in keeping with the finest traditions of the United States Army.