Albert W. Fritz
Home Town: Berlin, WI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert W. Fritz, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action south of Soissons, France, July 18 – 23, 1918. While attached to a machine gun company as an ammunition carrier, Private Fritz, after being twice wounded, continued to carry ammunition while exposed to heavy shell fire.