Raymond A. Schoberth
Home Town: Versailles, KY
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Raymond A. Schoberth, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bantheville, France, November 1, 1918. Lieutenant Schoberth continued to lead his platoon after being wounded in the arm by a machine-gun bullet. He set an excellent example for his platoon by his courage and disregard for personal danger. This gallant officer was later killed by a shell fragment.
