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 Private Albert Edward Summers (ASN: 1679686), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Argonne Forest, France, 6 October 1918. In the face of direct machine-gun fire, Private Summers left cover and went out 100 yards to rescue a wounded soldier. Dragging the wounded man back to his funk hole, he gave him first aid, and then again exposing himself to enemy fire, obtained water for him. He showed utter disregard for personal danger in aiding other wounded men, in addition to performing duties as scout.