William Sandford
Home Town: New York, NY
General Orders No. No. 47, W.D., 1921
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Sandford, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Rippont River, Champagne, France, September 26, 1918. Under direct and close-range fire of several enemy machine guns Private Sandford crawled to exposed positions to dress the wounds of officers and men.
