Harold W. Roberts

Harold William 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. 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 one of the two 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 drowned.

For the English footballer, see Harold Roberts (footballer).
Harold William Roberts
Born(1895-10-14)October 14, 1895
San Francisco, California, US
DiedOctober 6, 1918(1918-10-06) (aged 22)
Montrebeau Woods, France
Place of burial
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne, France
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1916–1918
RankCorporal
UnitCompany A, 344th Battalion, Light Tank Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsMedal of Honor
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