Raymond Francis
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders No. No. 29, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Raymond Francis, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, October 6, 1918. While acting as chief of section during an important firing, Corporal Francis was mortally wounded by an enemy shell which rendered all but one of the section casualties. Although suffering great pain, he directed the remaining members of the gun crew in firing until he was relieved.
