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 Private Robert W. Lindsay (ASN: 1386578), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Consenvoye, France, 10 October 1918. Private Lindsay volunteered to carry messages over ground swept by heavy fire after two other runners had been wounded. He delivered important messages, working to maintain liaison after he had himself been wounded.