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 Allen Mooney (ASN: 3213699), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 322d Infantry Regiment, 81st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grimaucourt, France, 10 November 1918. Private Mooney voluntarily returned through heavy artillery fire to a position formerly held by his company and rescued a wounded man.