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 Second Lieutenant Adrian Marechal, French Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Observer, 214th Aero Squadron, French Air Service, 5th Army Corps, A.E.F. (Attached), on 3 November 1918, at Pouilly, Meuse, France. After two fingers of his right hand had been shot away, a hole shot through his hand, and the trigger of one machine-gun blown off, Sous Lieutenant Marechal continued to fire with his left hand on five monoplace planes which had attacked him over the hostile lines. By doing this he enabled the pilot to bring his damaged machine back to our own lines and brought valuable information of our own and enemy troops. After landing, he made his report before he received medical treatment.