Distinguished Service Cross
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Sergeant Walter F. Alt (ASN: 1735515), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-Loges, France, 1 November 1918.
With another soldier, First Sergeant Alt went to the rescue of an officer and several men of his company who had been severely wounded and were lying in some bushes more than 100 yards to the front. Crossing and re-crossing five times an open area which was under a heavy high-explosive shell fire and swept by machine-gun fire, he brought in the officer and wounded men of the part. The soldier who accompanied Sergeant Alt was instantly killed by machine-gun fire in the attempt to effect the rescue.
On the evening of November 2 the troops of the Seventy-eighth Division drove the enemy from the Bois des Loges and closely followed his retreat.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 49 (1922)
Action Date: 1-Nov-18
Service: Army
Rank: First Sergeant
Company: Company G
Regiment: 309th Infantry Regiment
Division: 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Sergeant Walter F. Alt (ASN: 1735515), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-Loges, France, 1 November 1918.
With another soldier, First Sergeant Alt went to the rescue of an officer and several men of his company who had been severely wounded and were lying in some bushes more than 100 yards to the front. Crossing and re-crossing five times an open area which was under a heavy high-explosive shell fire and swept by machine-gun fire, he brought in the officer and wounded men of the part. The soldier who accompanied Sergeant Alt was instantly killed by machine-gun fire in the attempt to effect the rescue.
On the evening of November 2 the troops of the Seventy-eighth Division drove the enemy from the Bois des Loges and closely followed his retreat.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 49 (1922)
Action Date: 1-Nov-18
Service: Army
Rank: First Sergeant
Company: Company G
Regiment: 309th Infantry Regiment
Division: 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Distinguished Service Cross
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Sergeant Walter F. Alt (ASN: 1735515), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-Loges, France, 1 November 1918.
With another soldier, First Sergeant Alt went to the rescue of an officer and several men of his company who had been severely wounded and were lying in some bushes more than 100 yards to the front. Crossing and re-crossing five times an open area which was under a heavy high-explosive shell fire and swept by machine-gun fire, he brought in the officer and wounded men of the part. The soldier who accompanied Sergeant Alt was instantly killed by machine-gun fire in the attempt to effect the rescue.
On the evening of November 2 the troops of the Seventy-eighth Division drove the enemy from the Bois des Loges and closely followed his retreat.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 49 (1922)
Action Date: 1-Nov-18
Service: Army
Rank: First Sergeant
Company: Company G
Regiment: 309th Infantry Regiment
Division: 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Sergeant Walter F. Alt (ASN: 1735515), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-Loges, France, 1 November 1918.
With another soldier, First Sergeant Alt went to the rescue of an officer and several men of his company who had been severely wounded and were lying in some bushes more than 100 yards to the front. Crossing and re-crossing five times an open area which was under a heavy high-explosive shell fire and swept by machine-gun fire, he brought in the officer and wounded men of the part. The soldier who accompanied Sergeant Alt was instantly killed by machine-gun fire in the attempt to effect the rescue.
On the evening of November 2 the troops of the Seventy-eighth Division drove the enemy from the Bois des Loges and closely followed his retreat.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 49 (1922)
Action Date: 1-Nov-18
Service: Army
Rank: First Sergeant
Company: Company G
Regiment: 309th Infantry Regiment
Division: 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
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