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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant of Air Service

    Division:

    French Air Service

    Action Date:

    May 15, June 4, & September 14, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 53 (1920)

    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 Lieutenant of Air Service Gilbert J. M. L. Sardier, French Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Pilot, French Air Service, near Mesnil-St. Firmin, France, 15 May 1918, and north of Chateau-Thierry, France, 4 June 1918. On May 15 Lieutenant Sardier, while a member on a patrol, left his unit and alone attacked and destroyed two enemy planes (single seaters). On 4 June while under American command, he attacked and burned two enemy balloons. On 14 September near St. Mihiel, he attacked two enemy balloons and drove off an enemy biplane. This action took place while serving under American command.