Joseph S. Aldridge, Jr.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph S. Aldridge, Jr., Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vieville-en-Haye, France, September 24 – 25, 1918. On the night of September 24 – 25 Private Aldridge repeatedly carried messages between his company and battalion headquarters through a heavy barrage. He also took the place of a wounded litter bearer and assisted in bringing in wounded under shell fire.