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 Mechanic Raymond William Tomlinson (ASN: 398965), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Vaux, France, July 1 – 10, 1918. During the attack on Vaux, Mechanic Tomlinson received a rifle-ball wound in the right knee. Although suffering great pain, he made no mention of his wound. Later during the attack he assisted in the capture of two officers and five men. During the nine days that his company continued on duty in the front line Mechanic Tomlinson carried numerous messages to front-line platoons while exposed to heavy artillery and machine-gun fire.