Albert Beck
Home Town: Magnet, IN
General Orders 64, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert Beck, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Jaulgonne, France, July 23 – 26, 1918. During the exceptionally heavy bombardment of the enemy from July 23 to 26, Sergeant Beck volunteered and carried messages, after wire communication had been destroyed, and runners wounded by the heavy firing. He also aided in guiding parties in bringing food and ammunition to the front line.
