Robert O. Smith
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Home Town: Denver, CO
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General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert O. Smith, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Meuse River, France, November 6 – 11, 1918. After all the medical officers of the battalion had been wounded, Lieutenant Smith for six days efficiently performed the duties, repeatedly moving his first-aid station forward, and administering to the wounded under perilous shell fire. After caring for the wounded, he personally searched the field of action for further casualties.