(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Flight Officer Paul Lewis Hicks (ASN: T_127593), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations while serving as Pilot in a B-24 Bomber of the 885th Bombardment Squadron(Heavy), 2641st Special Group, FIFTEENTH Air Force, in action against an armed enemy during an air mission on 17 November 1944, in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Flight Officer Hicks’ unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.