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 Schlesinger (ASN: 1526010), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Bois-Dommartin, near Beney, France, 11 October 1918. On the night of October 11 Sergeant Schlesinger volunteered to recover the body of an American officer who had been killed while leading a raiding part, the body being left about 50 paces in front of the enemy positions. With a patrol of six men he proceeded on his mission, meeting heavy rifle and machine-gun fire. Ordering his men to retire, he, with one man of his patrol, covered the retirement, which was successfully accomplished. Although severely wounded, he continued his covering fire with automatic rifle and grenades, unassisted, and eventually reached his own lines.