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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    360th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 1, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 46 (1919)

    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 Private Paul H. Anderson (ASN: 2810466), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 360th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Le Grand Carre Farm, France, 1 November 1918. After being severely wounded early in the combat, Private Anderson went on two missions for his battalion commander which necessitated his passing through heavy machine-gun fire, not mentioning the fact that he had been wounded.