Beauvais Clark

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Beauvais Clark, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Fismes, France, August 20, 1918. When it became necessary to lay a line across a shell-swept area to the battery’s forward observation post, Sergeant Clark undertook the task alone rather than expose other men of the detail to the extreme danger. With utter disregard for his own personal danger, he went forward under heavy enemy shell fire and put through and repaired the line which was cut several times by enemy fire, and thus enabled the continuance of the firing of the guns of his own organization. His outstanding gallantry under heavy enemy fire and his courage and coolness were an inspiration to the men of his detail.