Alden Bush
Home Town: Detroit, MN
General Orders No. No. 102, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alden Bush, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the attack on and capture of the village of Cierges, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, August 1, 1918. Corporal Bush was fatally wounded. In spite of his wound he struggled forward, urging on and inspiring his men, and keeping up with the attacking wave until he fell.
