Robert Y. Conrad
Home Town: Winchester, VA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert Y. Conrad, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Samogneux, France, October 8, 1918. Captain Conrad led his company in an assault, capturing many prisoners and machine guns. He continually inspired his men by utter disregard of danger and was mortally wounded while leading a charge on a machine-gun nest.