By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Raymor Riley Brown, United States Navy, is cited (Posthumously) by the Commanding General, SECOND DIVISION A.E.F., for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Brown distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving as a Corpsman attached to the 84th Company, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Brown continually exposed himself to the fire of the enemy’s machine-guns, snipers and Austrian 88’s, in order to render first aid and evacuate the wounded in a system of shallow trenches east of St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, on 8 October 1918. He continued in this performance of his duty until killed in action.

By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Raymor Riley Brown, United States Navy, is cited (Posthumously) by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Brown distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving as a Corpsman attached to the 84th Company, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near St. Etienne, France, 8 October 1918, in rendering first aid to the wounded under heavy machine gun and sniper’s fire.