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 Sewell K. Roberts (ASN: 1317576), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bellicourt, France, 29 September 1918. Advancing alone against two enemy positions in succession, Private Roberts killed the machine gunners with hand grenades, allowing our advance to continue. Severely wounded, he refused to be evacuated until ordered to the rear by his company commander.