Robert D. Lewis
Home Town: Buffalo, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert D. Lewis, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, October 27, 1918. After his company had reached its objective, Corporal Lewis rendered valuable assistance in organizing positions on ground swept by enemy fire. Alone, he flanked a machine-gun position and captured two prisoners. While patrolling between the outposts, he wag wounded by machine-gun fire.