Alfred M. Bergstein
Home Town: Pottsville, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alfred M. Bergstein, First Lieutenant (Medical Corps), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Exermont, France, October 8, 1918. Under heavy shell fire, Lieutenant Bergstein cared for the wounded, although he had been severely wounded and was suffering great pain. He refused to be evacuated until all the wounded had been treated.