Alfred S. Laiminger
Born:
Home Town: Sopris, CO
Status:
General Orders 87, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alfred S. Laiminger, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, September 12, 1918. When his company was held up by heavy machine-gun fire, Private Laiminger circled through the woods and opened fire with his automatic rifle upon the enemy machine-gun emplacement, forcing the enemy crew to retire, leaving their gun in position