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 Sergeant Robert Ray Rascoe (ASN: 1322305), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Sanitary Detachment, 120th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Becquigny, France, 10 October 1918. Going forward to establish an aid post, Sergeant Rascoe, finding that the advance had already started, took his position in the front line and, exposed to terrific fire, cared for the wounded until the medical department was brought up. Later, while bringing up rations, he encountered shell fire and, although wounded and knocked down, he quickly regained his feet and completed his mission.