Archibald G. Robertson

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Archibald G. Robertson, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 12, 1918. Although wounded by shell fire early in the attack, Lieutenant Robertson refused to go to the rear, but continued to lead his platoon to the objective, where, under heavy machine-gun fire, he prepared his position for the enemy counter-attack and held it throughout the night, remaining with his platoon until it was relieved the following day.