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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Robert Walton, Jr., United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 328th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Cornay, France, October 9 – 10, 1918. After fighting for six hours, First Lieutenant Walton volunteered to lead 16 men in a night patrol of the town of Cornay, which was held by many enemy machine-gun posts. The party worked at clearing the town of the enemy from 11 o’clock at night until next morning, capturing 65 prisoners and two machine-guns. With three soldiers, he entered an enemy dugout and captured 23 prisoners.