The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Albert Edgar Angier, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Revillon, France, 14 September 1918. Although wounded, Lieutenant Angler continued to lead his men in an attack. By his gallant example he urged them forward through enemy fire to their objective. Even when mortally wounded, he continued to direct the consolidation of his position, refusing medical attention in favor of others who had a better chance to live than himself.