Robert B. Young

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert B. Young, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fismette, France, August 10, 1918. When the attack on his company was held up by fire from a hostile strong point, Corporal Young, with two other men, voluntarily cut their way through enemy wire entanglements under heavy fire, reached their objective, and engaged the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. During this latter action six of the enemy were killed and the attacking lines was enabled to advance to the new position.