Robert E. Ward
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War II
Headquarters, Seventh U.S. Army, General Orders No. 603 (1945)
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Robert E. Ward (16052395), Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as a Medical Aidman with the 334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 22 January 1945. Technician Fourth Grade Ward’s intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 84th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.