Albert Sherman
Private, U.S. Army

In June 1953, Private Albert Sherman was serving as a Medical Aidman with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, in Korea.

On 10 June, PVT Sherman's unit was engaged with enemy forces in the vicinity of Surang-ni, North Korea. A Medical Aidman, PVT Sherman was in an area under intense enemy attack. Learning that a listening post had been hit by enemy artillery, he rushed one hundred and fifty yards through heavy artillery, mortar and small arms fire to the position. While administering emergency first aid to a wounded man in the listening post, PVT Sherman was wounded by a shell burst. Ignoring his own wounds, PVT Sherman continued to render aid to the casualty and then carried him to a bunker on the main line of resistance. Seeing another wounded man nearby, PVT Sherman ignored the closeness of the enemy, moved to the casualty, and administered emergency treatment. PVT Sherman was killed by enemy troops that attacked him while he was treating the wounded man. PVT Sherman's courageous action earned him the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.

Medals, Awards and Badges

Distinguished Service Cross
Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Combat Medical Badge

Distinguished Service Cross Citation

The President of the United States of America, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Albert Sherman (ASN: US-51178169), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as a Medical Aidman with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. Private Sherman distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Surang-ni, Korea, on 10 June 1953. On that date, Private Sherman was a Medical Aidman in an area under intense enemy attack. Learning that a listening post had been hit by enemy artillery, Private Sherman unhesitatingly rushed one hundred and fifty yards through heavy artillery, mortar and small arms fire to the position. While administering emergency first aid to a wounded man in the listening post, Private Sherman was seriously injured by a shell burst. Completely disregarding his own wounds, Private Sherman continued to render aid to the casualty and then carried him to a bunker on the main line of resistance. Noticing another wounded man nearby; Private Sherman ignored the proximity of the enemy, moved to the side of the casualty, and administered emergency treatment. Private Sherman was killed by enemy infantrymen who attacked him while he was treating his comrade.

General Orders: Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 988 (November 3, 1953)

Memorialization

The remains of Private Albert Sherman have never been recovered. He is memorialized by having his name inscribed on Court 6 of the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, HI.

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