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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Batallion:

    110th Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 23, 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 J. Walshe (ASN: 1286089), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 110th Machine-Gun Battalion, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Mallesville Farm, France, 23 October 1918. Corporal Walshe remained with a wounded comrade, and gave him all possible aid under a severe bombardment of high explosive and gas shells. He later secured assistance and carried the wounded soldier to a first aid station.