Worden W. Parris

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Worden W. Parris, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Berzy-le- Sec, France, July 21, 1918. While serving as an aide on the brigade staff, First Lieutenant Parris went through machine-gun fire and artillery bombardment with heroic fearlessness to obtain vital information from the front lines for the division commander.