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 Lieutenant General Giuseppe Paolini, Italian Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during World War I. While Commanding the 11th Army Corps, 3d Italian Army, General Paolini rendered services of inestimable value to the American Expeditionary Forces and to the cause in which the United States has been engaged.