Adelarde Boucher

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Adelarde Boucher, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Belie Bois, October 23 – 26, 1918. During three days of intense shelling and concentrated machine-gun fire, Private Boucher acted as guide and liaison runner for the several units of his regiment, time and again, both day and night, passing through the heavy fire, keeping contact with all adjacent units. He played a very strong part in maintaining the excellent liaison, and aided materially in the efficient distribution of ammunition throughout the entire attack.