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Carl Johannes Norstrand, USMC - Distinguished Service Cross

Sergeant/Major 5th Reg. Jun 6, 1918 Chateau-Thierry NC

Norstrand, Carl Johannes

Sergeant Major, U.S. Marine Corps
1st Battalion, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F.
Date of Action: June 6, 1918

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl Johannes Norstrand, Sergeant Major, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action at Chateau-Thierry, France, June 6, 1918. When his presence was not demanded in the performance of the normal duties of his office, Sergeant Major Norstrand volunteered to rescue wounded men from a field swept by machine-gun fire, and continued this heroic work with the aid of other volunteers until all had been recovered.

• General Orders No. 110, W.D., 1918
  Born: at Norway Home Town: Roscommon, Michigan
  Other Award: Navy Cross (Same Action)