John Paul

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Paul, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fismes, France, August 9, 1918. After driving his ambulance continuously for a period of 15 hours, Private Paul voluntarily left his post and went four kilometers in advance for wounded, traveling a road subjected to heavy machine-gun and shell fire. He was instantly killed by a shell after returning with these wounded men and carrying them to a dugout.