John H. Ale
Home Town: Muncie, IN
General Orders No. No. 128, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John H. Ale, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action north of Flirey, France, September 12, 1918. After having been badly wounded early in the action, losing his right hand and being wounded in both legs and the chest, Lieutenant Ale returned to his platoon and addressed the men, telling them he was unable to go with them, but that he had confidence in their ability to go ahead without him, and urged them to sustain the high reputation of the platoon, company, and battalion, thereby inspiring his men with his own personal courage to advance.
