Lee M. Ray

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lee M. Ray, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Thibaut, France, August 5, 1918. Sergeant Major Ray (then a corporal clerk of headquarters) volunteered and delivered important operations messages to the French regiments attacking on the left flank of the 39th Infantry. He made his way for about one and one- half miles through heavy artillery, machine-gun and sniping fire, parallel to the enemy’s line, located the French headquarters, and delivered the message in time to stop flanking attacks by the enemy.