Alexander L. Ruddock

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alexander L. Ruddock, Supply Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-Juvigny, France, October 12, 1918. Having been left behind to care for the equipment of the company, and, seeing the difficult position in which the company had been placed and noticing that a large number of his comrades were being evacuated because of wounds, Sergeant Ruddock joined the company and assisted in pushing the advance to its objective. He remained until the remnants of the command had been ordered back out of range of friendly artillery. He was mortally wounded on November 10, 1918, after routing out two machine-gun nests.