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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    18th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 21, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 3 (1921)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Mato Raikovich (ASN: 45749), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, south of Soissons, France, 21 July 1918. Private Raikovich assisted in carrying a machine gun forward through intense enemy machine-gun and artillery fire. Placing his machine gun in action, he delivered an effective fire which caused the enemy to abandon the counterattack.