Raymond M. Dougherty
Home Town: Lincoln, NE
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Raymond M. Dougherty, Regimental Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Bois d’Aigremont, France, July 15, 1918. Sergeant Major Dougherty constantly exposed himself to shell fire while receiving messages from runners and in giving directions to them. He also frequently removed his gas mask to make himself more clearly understood and encourage the runners by his example.
