Arthur S. Roberts

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur S. Roberts, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, September 28 – 30, 1918. While acting as a division observer, Private Roberts remained constantly on duty for several days in a building on the heights of Montfaucon. While he was in this building portions of it were destroyed by direct artillery hits, and hostile shelling was such that observers located in the same building withdrew to a safer place. Private Roberts, however, remained constantly at his post of duty and obtained important information.