Robert S. Cain
Home Town: Pittsburgh, PA
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert S. Cain, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Chateau- Diable, west of Fismette, August 11 – 12, 1918. Armed with a Chauchat rifle, Captain Cain personally led the advance elements of the line, driving the enemy before him and clearing the above forest south of the railroad and north of the Vesle River, along the Reims-Rouen road. By personally exposing himself on the railroad, he maintained liaison at great personal risk. In all of this, he displayed sterling qualities of leadership and fearlessness beyond that required to perform the duties of his office.
