Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Ambulance Service, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    August 16, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 37 (1919)

    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 First Class Raymond Joseph Schulze (ASN: 9060), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Section No. 583, Ambulance Service, American Expeditionary Forces, near Orvillers-Sorel (Oise), France, 16 August 1918. When many French and American drivers had been killed or wounded during an intense bombardment on a dressing station, Private Schulze immediately went to their assistance but received wounds himself which will make him a cripple for life.