By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Clarence E. Hatch, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving as Regimental Telephone Officer with the 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Lieutenant Hatch displayed conspicuous service in battle during the night of 14 – 15 July 1918, near Grand Bordeaux, France, and on 15 July 1918, in the same region, and on the night of 22 – 23 July 1918, north of the Marne River near Mont St. Pere, France, and on the night of 27 – 28 July 1918, and on the night of 31 July to 1 August 1918 between Le Charmel and Roncheres, near the Ourcq River, in persistently and continuously working under heavy shell fire to construct and repair the telephone lines which were constantly broken by enemy shell fire. By his personal example he maintained a high degree of fearlessness and zeal in his telephone detachment throughout the operations.