Alwyn A. Kerr
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Home Town: Detroit, MI
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General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alwyn A. Kerr, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de- Ormont, France, October 13, 1918. While on guard duty in the front line Private Kerr saw four of the enemy approaching through the thick fog. Without hesitation, he gave the alarm and charged them, capturing the entire number, after determined resistance.