Raymond H. Spickerman

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Raymond H. Spickerman, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. Corporal Spickerman and his machine-gunner pushed forward to a blind trench, which was partially surrounded by machine-gunners and snipers, under terrific machine-gun and trench-mortar fire and through a heavy smoke screen. He barricaded a sap at the most dangerous position, only a few yards from the enemy machine-guns, and, after killing four of the enemy with a rifle, was mortally wounded but continued to hold his position until he died.