Albert M. Berlander
Home Town: San Francisco, CA
General Orders No. No. 27, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert M. Berlander, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Attigny, France, October 15, 1918. While making a reconnaissance of the Aisne River and the Ardennes Canal, in advance of the line of American outposts, Sergeant Berlander was wounded by a sniper’s bullet. He called to his comrades in time to warn them and ordered them not to come to his assistance. By lying still until darkness came he was able to continue his reconnaissance and return with valuable information.
