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 First Sergeant Raymond V. Neelon (ASN: 1658251), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Immecourt, France, 1 November 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.