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.