Private William Steinmetz was one of eighty soldiers cited simply for "Gallantry in the charge of the 'volunteer storming party,' seemingly innocuous wording that actually denotes the fact that Private Steinmetz was at the head of his attacking force where the enemy fire was hottest and the danger the greatest.
Private William Steinmetz was one of eighty soldiers commended for his courage in leading the "volunteer storming party" into the heart of enemy fire, where danger was greatest.