The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major Leon F. V. Monier, French Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during World War I. When he became Liaison Officer between the Military Government of Paris and the Office of the Chief Surgeon, District of Paris, Major Monier brought to this important position a broad professional experience and devoted loyalty. During the summer of 1918, when the shortage our hospital facilities in Paris became acute, he worked with self-sacrificing energy and made available for us many additional beds in French hospitals, also securing numerous buildings which were subsequently converted into hospitals, thereby rendering invaluable services in securing proper care for the sick and wounded of the American Expeditionary Forces.