The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Raymond H. Spickerman (ASN: 1213385), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ronssoy, France, 29 September 1918. Corporal Spickerman and his machine-gunner pushed forward to a blind trench, which was partially surrounded by machine-gunners and snipers, under terrific machine-gun and trench-mortar fire and through a heavy smoke screen. He barricaded a sap at the most dangerous position, only a few yards from the enemy machine-guns, and, after killing four of the enemy with a rifle, was mortally wounded but continued to hold his position until he died.