BG. ALBIN F. IRZYK received his Distinguished Service Cross for action in Germany on 18 March 1945. After four US assaulting tanks were destroyed, Colonel Irzyk immediately advanced to the head of the column and charged headlong against the opposing anti-tank guns. When his tank was destroyed he, although wounded, lead the infantry forces forward through a hail of fire to secure the town.

General Irzyk was a LIFE MEMBER and had been a member of the Legion of Valor since 1952. He resides in Florida.