Carl G. Theobald
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl G. Theobald, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Gesnes, France, October 10, 1918. While on a liaison patrol Corporal Theobald and Private Ivan Y. Bailey attacked and captured a hostile machine- gun nest and its entire crew.