Avis T. Hobbs

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Avis T. Hobbs, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Voormezeele, Belgium, August 30, 1918, and near Busigny, France, October 9, 1918. Under heavy shell fire and in full view of the enemy First Lieutenant Hobbs volunteered for and conducted a daylight patrol of one man and himself to reconnoiter the best route for a raid, obtaining very valuable information. Later, when in the course of an attack our line was held up by the enemy, he led a patrol of twelve men; and under heavy fire, placed his Lewis gun so as to drive out the enemy, advancing two thousand yards ahead of our front lines to gain information.