Albert D. Paradis
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 27, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert D. Paradis, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. Private Paradis carried numerous messages for his company commander across an area swept by heavy machine-gun fire. His courage when exposed to unusual danger enabled his battalion commander to obtain accurate information of the action.
