Albert E. Birch
Home Town: Lawrence, KS
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert E. Birch, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-Bantheville, France, November 1, 1918. Although suffering from a wound received during the action of November 1, Lieutenant Birch refused to go to the rear for treatment, but continued on duty with his platoon throughout a very critical period. He remained on duty until the morning of November 11, when he was killed.
