The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Sergeant Paul Bryans Minter (ASN: 113934), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 151st Machine-Gun Battalion, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Sergy, France, 26 July 1918. Sergeant Minter led his section forward, secured his objective, supervised the consolidation of his position, laid his guns personally with calmness, accuracy, and decision, and continued to direct the operations of his men, all in the face of severe enemy machine-gun and shell fire, until he was killed.