Raleigh Younger
Home Town: Columbia, TN
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 23, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Raleigh Younger, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. After being wounded in both hands Lieutenant Younger took a rifle and killed an enemy machine-gunner; and, disregarding his wounds, remained with his platoon until it had taken up a new position several hours later.