By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private First Class John Paul (ASN: 8165), United States Army, is cited (Posthumously) by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Private First Class Paul distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Sanitary Service Unit No. 524, Ambulance Service, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Very, France, 9 August 1918, in evacuating the wounded over a shell swept road for a period of fifteen hours. [This award was rescinded under GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 9 (August 1, 1920) as the recipient has been awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for deed including this act.]
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Distinguished Service Cross
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Distinguished Service Cross
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United States ArmyRank:
Private First ClassDivision:
Ambulance Service, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
August 9, 1918
War Department, General Orders No. 27 (1919)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 Private First Class John Paul (ASN: 8165), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Sanitary Service Unit No. 524, Ambulance Service, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fismes, France, 9 August 1918. After driving his ambulance continuously for a period of 15 hours, Private Paul voluntarily left his post and went four kilometers in advance for wounded, traveling a road subjected to heavy machine-gun and shell fire. He was instantly killed by a shell after returning with these wounded men and carrying them to a dugout.