William Ulrich
Born: at Germany
Home Town: New York, New York
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Marine Corps
World War I
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Ulrich, Sergeant Major, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 2d Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 15, 1918. Accompanied by three other soldiers, Sergeant Major Ulrich fearlessly charged into the enemy’s lines through intense machine-gun fire in pursuit of a party of Germans, and returned with fifty-one prisoners.
Navy Cross
U.S. Marine Corps
World War I
The Navy Cross is presented to William Ulrich, Sergeant Major, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 2d Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 15, 1918. Accompanied by three other soldiers, Sergeant Major Ulrich fearlessly charged into the enemy’s lines through intense machine-gun fire in pursuit of a party of Germans, and returned with fifty-one prisoners.
