Paul Seymour Theiss
Born: October 6, 1890 at Washington, D.C.
Home Town: Indiana, Pennsylvania
Navy Cross
World War II
U.S. Navy
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Paul Seymour Theiss, Captain, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving as Acting Commander of a Transport Division, in action against the enemy on 7 August 1942, at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.