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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Batallion:

    113th Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 16 – 19, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 81 (1919)

    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 Sergeant Albert B. Brookshire (ASN: 1305450), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 113th Machine-Gun Battalion, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near La Salle River, France, October 16 – 19, 1918. In addition to performing his duties as Gas non-commissioned officer, Sergeant Brookshire, on five occasions, volunteered and successfully delivered important messages, passing through intense enemy fire, from his company to the advanced positions in the front line.