Paul A. Florian, Jr.
Home Town: Troy, NY
General Orders No. 20, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul A. Florian, Jr., Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action east of Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. During the operations against the Hindenburg line Lieutenant Florian exhibited splendid courage and gallantry. After having been twice wounded he continued under heavy shell and machine-gun fire to install telephone wires to an advance headquarters.
