Almon E. Sprague

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Almon E. Sprague, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Tailly, France, November 4, 1918. Under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, Private Sprague exposed himself fearlessly on the battlefield, to give first aid to the wounded, showing marked personal valor. When his bandages were expended, he obtained a fresh supply and, under the continuous fire of a sniper, went to the assistance of 20 wounded men, bound up their wounds, and saw that the more serious cases were first carried from the field.