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 (Infantry) Worden W. Parris, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 2d Brigade, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Berzy-le-Sec, France, 21 July 1918. While serving as an aide on the brigade staff, First Lieutenant Parris went through machine-gun fire and artillery bombardment with heroic fearlessness to obtain vital information from the front lines for the division commander.