Raymond F. Peacock

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Raymond F. Peacock, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fismette, France, August 10, 1918. Being the only member of his detachment who knew how to operate an enemy machine-gun, Corporal Peacock volunteered to go forward in the attack near Fismette, in spite of just having been so badly wounded in his left shoulder that his left arm was partially useless. He participated in the assault, and with one arm operated a captured German machine-gun against the enemy until he was again wounded.