Clarence Mitchell

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence Mitchell, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-Hazois, France, November 1, 1918. Though Captain Mitchell was wounded in the leg by shell fragments just before the opening of the attack, he continued to lead his company, advancing three kilometers to the first objective, with the aid of a cane, and assisted by runners. His conspicuous courage and fortitude inspired his men to a successful assault against a strongly entrenched position desperately defended by the enemy.