Alexander Folz
Home Town: Rockford, IL
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alexander Folz, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Remonville, France, November 1, 1918. While leading his squad in attack on a machine- gun nest, Corporal Folz’s automatic rifleman was wounded, and unable to continue. Captain Folz took the gun, and, firing as he advanced, put the machine gun out of action, but he was so badly wounded during the exploit that he died from his wounds a few minutes after.
