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 Ralph F. Albert (ASN: 69822), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Trugny, France, 23 July 1918. Although wounded by the explosion of his gun, Sergeant Albert remained on duty throughout the action in the Belleau Wood. Exposing himself to withering machine-gun fire, he carried a wounded comrade to a place of safety.