The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Sergeant Paul G. Hawkins (ASN: 1317111), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bellicourt, France, September 28 – 29, 1918. As a platoon runner, Sergeant Hawkins showed marked personal bravery, repeatedly carrying important messages over shell swept areas, and under heavy machine-gun fire sometimes for a distance of two miles, and, when his section leader became separated from his section, took command and led it with success.