John Wrobbel
Home Town: Columbus, OH
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 26, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Wrobbel, Cook, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Champagne Sector, France, July 15 – 18, 1918. During the heaviest bombardment Cook Wrobbel regularly supplied hot meals to his men. On July 16 his kitchen was almost demolished by shell bursts and a large number of rations destroyed, but he remained at his post after all assistants had sought places of safety.
