Leo L. Sandman
Home Town: Barrington, IL
General Orders 89, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leo L. Sandman, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois- de-Barricourt, France, November, 2, 1918. Private Sandman, with a comrade, advanced as a scout across an open space which was covered by heavy machine-gun fire from the enemy. This advance was made in order to locate the position of the enemy machine- guns and draw their attention, while the rest of the platoon advanced on the flanks. Private Sandman signaled the location of the German guns to his comrades; and, he had advanced more than 200 yards through the murderous fire, when he was killed.
