Albert W. Herman
Home Town: New Haven, CT
General Orders No. 26, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert W. Herman, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Epieds, France, July 21, 1918. By the effective use of his bayonet, Sergeant Herman killed many of the enemy; and, although painfully wounded, he continued to fight until ordered to the rear by his commanding officer.
