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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    61st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 6, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 37 (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 Corporal Robert Hill (ASN: 2386550), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Cote-St. Germaine, France, 6 November 1918. When his platoon had been stopped by heavy artillery and machine-gun fire Corporal Hill crawled forward, though wounded, and led his men to their objective before being evacuated.