Alfred B. Buchanan

Sergeant, U. S. Army

Distinguished Service Cross

GENERAL ORDERS:
War Department, General Orders No. 46 (1919)
CITATION:
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 Alfred Buchanan (ASN: 2229446), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 360th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, A.E.F., near Le Grand Carre Farm, France, 1 November 1918.
After being severely wounded early in action Sergeant Buchanan had his wound dressed and started to rejoin his platoon, but passed through a gap in our lines and reached the German lines instead. He returned from there, located his platoon and led it with marked courage and coolness until he was severely wounded the second time.