By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private First Class Raymond K. W. Boon (ASN: 1212844), United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Private First Class Boon distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with the Sanitary Detachment, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action east of St. Souplet, France, 18 October 1918. Although gassed, he refused to be evacuated and continued to attend the wounded under enemy fire.
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United States ArmyRank:
PrivateRegiment:
107th Infantry RegimentDivision:
27th Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
September 28 – 30, 1918
War Department, General Orders No. 3 (1922)By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Raymond K. W. Boon (ASN: 1212844), United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Private Boon distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with the Sanitary Detachment, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Ronssoy, France, 28 – 30 September 1918. With utter disregard for his own personal safety, Private Boon left shelter and went out in the open to rescue a wounded man who had been in a shell hole for 48 hours. On 30 September he advanced to a forward position under heavy shell fire, dressed and directed the evacuation of over 20 wounded men, continuing this work under very trying conditions until the last wounded man had been removed from the field.