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Years of service
  
1897–1937

Name
  
Charles Roberts

Rank
  
Brigadier General


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Born
  
June 18, 1873 Cheyenne Agency, South Dakota (
1873-06-18
)

Buried at
  
Arlington National Cemetery

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Battles/wars
  
Spanish American War Philippine-American War World War I

Died
  
October 24, 1966, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Education
  
United States Military Academy

Place of burial
  
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States

Awards
  
Medal of Honor, Croix de Guerre

Battles and wars
  
Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, World War I

Commands held
  
Panama Canal Division

Service/branch
  
United States Army

Charles DuVal Roberts (June 18, 1873 – October 24, 1966) was a United States Army Brigadier General who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 1, 1898 near El Caney, Cuba.

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Early life and career

Roberts was born at Cheyenne Agency, South Dakota. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1897. He also graduated with honors from the Army School of the Line (1912), Army Staff College (1913), and U.S. Army War College (1920). He retired from active duty on June 18, 1937.

Roberts married Eugenia Bradford, who was born at Fort Dodge, Kansas in 1878, on November 16, 1898. She died at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1951.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 17th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At El Caney, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo. Birth: Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo. Date of issue: 21 June 1899.

Citation:

Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines under heavy fire of the enemy.

References

Charles DuVal Roberts Wikipedia