Raymond Gill
Home Town: Long Island City, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Raymond Gill, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ville Savoye, France, August 24, 1918. During the advance of his company across the Vesle River, Sergeant Gill, disregarding his severe wounds, insisting on leading a patrol to capture a sniper, who was occupying a formidable position to fire on our men. While on this precarious mission, Sergeant Gill was killed.