Clinton V. P. Newbold

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clinton V. P. Newbold, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. After the loss of many of his men and in the face of machine-gun fire, First Lieutenant Newbold led and directed his command to successful attack, although he himself was mortally wounded.