Arthur Talbot

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur Talbot, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near La Roux Farm, France, October 18, 1918. Being unable to find a suitable target for the 37- millimeter gun of which he was in command, Lieutenant Talbot armed the men of his section with enemy rifles and led a daylight patrol in advance of the lines. He reconnoitered La Roux Farm, exposed to heavy machine-gun fire and put two enemy machine guns out of action, thus enabling our line to advance 1,000 yards without serious losses.