Paul B. Malone

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul B. Malone, Colonel, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action south of Soissons, France, July 18 – 19, 1918. During the two days which his regiment was engaged with the enemy, Colonel Malone frequently visited the advanced troops. On the evening of July 18, after the regiment had suffered severe losses, he assisted in the reorganization of a battalion for the attack on Vierzy. On the morning of July 19 he made a personal reconnaissance of the front lines, under heavy fire, in order to ascertain the enemy position, which was of vital importance.