Gilbert J. M. L. Sardier

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gilbert J. M. L. Sardier, First Lieutenant of Air Service, French Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mesnil-St. Firmin, France, May 15, 1918, and north of Chateau-Thierry, France, June 4, 1918. On May 15 Lieutenant Sardier, while a member on a patrol, left his unit and alone attacked and destroyed two enemy planes (single seaters). On June 4, while under American command, he attacked and burned two enemy balloons. On September 14, near St. Mihiel, he attacked two enemy balloons and drove off an enemy biplane. This action took place while serving under American command.