Fred Rogers
Home Town: Bessemer, AL
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fred Rogers, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action northeast of Chateau-Thierry, at Croix Rouge Farm, France, July 26, 1918. After being wounded in the head Sergeant Rogers continued his advance on the enemy with his platoon until more severely wounded. He died as a result of his injuries.
