Alfred R. Hamel
Home Town: Atlantic City, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alfred R. Hamel, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 18, 1918. Although severely wounded, Captain Hamel refused to give up, and continued courageously to lead his company until killed.