Ralph B. Bagby

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ralph B. Bagby, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Tailly, France, November 2, 1918. Lieutenant Bagby and First Lieutenant Louis G. Bernheimer, pilot, on their own initiative went on a reconnaissance mission, flying 50 kilometers behind the German lines, securing valuable information as to the condition of the bridges across the Meuse River and enemy activity in the back areas and also harassing enemy troops.