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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Robert G. Carter, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 6th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Thiaucourt, France, September 12 – 14, 1918. Commanding a platoon of Stokes mortars, Lieutenant Carter showed marked bravery and leadership, capturing many prisoners and directing the organization of captured positions with utter disregard of his personal danger. On September 14 he directed the operations of his mortars under an intense artillery and machine-gun fire until the last one was smashed by shell fire; and he having been twice wounded and unable to continue forward, called his section leaders and ordered them to continue the advance with the Infantry, before he would allow himself to be taken to the rear.