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 First Lieutenant (Armor) Paul S. Edwards, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Signal Corps (Attached), 304th Brigade, Tank Corps, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cheppy, France, 26 September 1918. During the attack on Cheppy Lieutenant Edwards displayed unusual gallantry by crossing a fire-swept area and carrying messages to tanks, coolly moving from one to another and informing the drivers of his mission, under a fire so heavy and accurate that many of the tanks were struck by bullets while he was standing by.