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 of Artillery Paul L. Roux, 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. Major Roux organized schools for ordnance and artillery mechanics and inspectors in the American Field Artillery Training Camp at Valdahon and in the American Ordnance Training Center at Is-sur-Tille. In the training of officers and soldiers of our armies he showed high military attainments and achieved distinguished success.