Ralph F. Albert
Home Town: Houlton, ME
General Orders No. No. 10, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ralph F. Albert, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Trugny, France, July 23, 1918. Although wounded by the explosion of his gun, Sergeant Albert remained on duty throughout the action in the Belleau Wood. Exposing himself to withering machine-gun fire, he carried a wounded comrade to a place of safety.