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 First Class Adelarde Boucher (ASN: 62505), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Belleau Bois, October 23 – 26, 1918. During three days of intense shelling and concentrated machine-gun fire, Private Boucher acted as guide and liaison runner for the several units of his regiment, time and again, both day and night, passing through the heavy fire, keeping contact with all adjacent units. He played a very strong part in maintaining the excellent liaison, and aided materially in the efficient distribution of ammunition throughout the entire attack.