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 Corporal Raymond F. Peacock (ASN: 1244410), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fismette, France, 10 August 1918. Being the only member of his detachment who knew how to operate an enemy machine-gun, Corporal Peacock volunteered to go forward in the attack near Fismette, in spite of just having been so badly wounded in his left shoulder that his left arm was partially useless. He participated in the assault, and with one arm operated a captured German machine-gun against the enemy until he was again wounded.