Stirling Campbell Alexander

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Stirling Campbell Alexander, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the region of Landres-et-St. Georges, France, October 6, 1918. Lieutenant Alexander, with Lieutenant Atwater, observer, on a photographic mission, was forced back by seven enemy pursuit planes. A few minutes later he returned over the lines, and while deep in enemy territory was cut off by 12 enemy planes (Pfalz Scouts). He maneuvered his plane to give battle, and so effectively managed the machine that he with his observer was able to destroy one, and forced the others to withdraw. With his observer severely wounded, he managed to bring his plane safely back to his own aerodrome, with his mission completed.