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 First Class Albert M. Berlander (ASN: 168973), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 2d Engineers, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Attigny, France, 15 October 1918. While making a reconnaissance of the Aisne River and the Ardennes Canal, in advance of the line of American outposts, Sergeant Berlander was wounded by a sniper’s bullet. He called to his comrades in time to warn them and ordered them not to come to his assistance. By lying still until darkness came he was able to continue his reconnaissance and return with valuable information.