Roland Lee Adams

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Roland Lee Adams, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sommerance, France, October 16-18, 1918. During an attack First Lieutenant Adams led his company through a heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. When he had advanced more than a kilometer in front of the other troops in the vicinity he found his flank exposed to terrific fire, which made it necessary to draw back the right wing for connection with nearest division. He personally placed each group in position and was at all times exposed to sniper and machine-gun fire. Even after being seriously gassed he volunteered for duty in the front line.