Harold W. Roberts

Harold W. Roberts
Army Medal of Honor
Born	October 14, 1895 San Francisco, California
Died	October 6, 1918 (aged 23) Montrebeau Woods, France
Place of burial	Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne, France
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1916 - 1918
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Company A, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Medal of Honor

Harold W. Roberts (October 14, 1895 – October 6, 1918) was a United States Army Corporal and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War I.^[1]

Camp Roberts, California was named after him.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army Company A, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps. Place and date: In the Montrebeau Woods France 4 October 1918. Entered service at: San Francisco, Calif. Birth: San Francisco, Calif. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919.

Citation:

Cpl. Roberts, a tank driver, was moving his tank into a clump of bushes to afford protection to another tank which had become disabled. The tank slid into a shell hole, 10 feet deep, filled with water, and was immediately submerged. Knowing that only 1 of the 2 men in the tank could escape, Cpl. Roberts said to the gunner, "Well, only one of us can get out, and out you go," whereupon he pushed his companion through the back door of the tank and was himself drowned.^[1]

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I

Roberts' grave marker in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

1. "Medal of Honor recipients". World War I War Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

External links

• "Harold W. Roberts". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
• "Harold W. Roberts". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
• "Californians and the Military: Corporal Harold W. Roberts, Medal Of Honor Recipient". The California State Military Museum. November 26, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
• "Corporal Harold W. Roberts at Montrebeau Woods". Retrieved November 26, 2010.
• Department of the Army (2007). The Soldier's Guide: The Complete Guide to U.S. Army Traditions, Training, Duties, and Responsibilities. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781602391642. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
• California Center for Military History (2005). Images of America: Camp Roberts. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-3055-0. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
• Only one of us can get out-and out you go: The splandid sacrifice of an American tank driver. Harper's pictorial library of the world war, Volume 11. Harper. 1920. pp. 386–387.