Almer A. Anderson
Home Town: Chicago, IL
RELATED HEROES STORIES
Distinguished Service Cross
Philippine Insurrection
U.S. Army
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Almer A. Anderson, Trumpeter, U.S. Army, for extraordinary gallantry. Trumpeter Anderson rendered assistance to a fellow trooper who was disabled while swimming horses across the Tagnig River, near Fort McKinley, Philippine Islands, November 9, 1912, probably saving the man’s life.