(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Chaplain’s Corps) Robert Melchior Paradis (ASN: 0-516865), United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with as a chaplain with the 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, in operations against the enemy during the hedgerow fighting in France, on 7 July 1944. Chaplain Paradis rescued two wounded men from beyond friendly lines, and dragged them across a creek to safety. He was in a half-dozen places at once, everywhere bringing a word of word of good cheer and doing an immense amount of work. For wounds received while doing this work, he was evacuated from the Division. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Chaplain Paradis, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.