Raymond V. Neelon

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Raymond V. Neelon, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Immecourt, France, November 1, 1918. Taking command of two platoons after their commanders had become casualties, Sergeant Neelon attacked a machine-gun nest, taking two guns and 146 prisoners. Later, after repulsing two strong counterattacks, he alone crawled out and captured a prisoner with a machine-gun, which he at once set up to strengthen his position.