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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    166th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 7, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 81 (1919)

    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 Major (Infantry) Robert Haubrich, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 166th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Sedan, France, 7 November 1918. Personally leading his battalion, which was the assault battalion, in the advance upon Sedan, Major Haubrich exposed himself many times to intense machine-gun and heavy artillery fire, in order to keep contact with the enemy, greatly encouraging all the members of his command by his gallantry. Later in the day he was wounded but he continued on duty until two hours later, when he had his wounds dressed at the first-aid station, resuming command immediately afterward.