Arno S. Mcclellan

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arno S. McClellan, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Sergy, France, August 1, 1918. Second Lieutenant McClellan fearlessly led his platoon in locating and successfully attacking German machine guns, thereby facilitating the advance of his company. He also led a combat patrol in front of his position for the purpose of driving out hostile snipers. Later, when his company was forced to retire to a more sheltered zone. Lieutenant McClellan, with one soldier, remained in an exposed position and rendered valuable service by covering the withdrawal with accurate fire from an automatic rifle.