Arthur S. Long
Home Town: Roberts, MT
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur S. Long, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Hill 272, France, October 9, 1918. Facing direct fire from a 77-mm. gun which was enfilading his company, Private Long advanced against the gun with an automatic rifleman. Attacking the German gun position, he captured the crew, making it possible for his company to hold the ground it had gained.