Robert M. Keirs

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert M. Keirs, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Moulins, France, July 15, 1918. During the strong enemy attack, Private Kiers made a daylight reconnaissance under enemy machine-gun and artillery fire to locate the positions reached by the enemy in their advance across the Marne. He located accurately the enemy line, and the information he secured was of the greatest value to his platoon commander. Later he carried messages, under machine gun fire, to our artillery.