Harold C. Roberts
Date of death: Killed in ActionPlace of Birth: New York, Buffalo
Home of record: Buffalo New York
Harold Roberts earned his first Navy Cross as a Corpsman in World War I. Following the war he joined the Marine Corps, earning the Navy Cross as a Marine in both the Second Nicaragua Campaign and in World War II.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War IThe President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Harold C. Roberts (NSN: 0-3825), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at the front on the night of 7 June 1918. Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Roberts showed exceptional heroism by volunteering to cross an open field under heavy machine-gun fire to bring in the wounded who were calling for help.
Action Date: June 7, 1918
Service: Navy
Rank: Pharmacist's Mate Third Class
Company: Corpsman (Attached)
Regiment: 5th Regiment (Marines)
Division: 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret
