| abstract | - Ray Dickop was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army who served and was killed in World War I. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during the Second Battle of the Marne with the 32nd Infantry Division. His award citation reads: 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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Ray C. Dickop, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 127th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F., in the attack on Fismes, France, 4 August 1918. On reaching Chezelles Farm, First Lieutenant Dickop was shot in the head, body and legs. Although thus fatally wounded, when orders came for another assault, he gave the command "Charge" to his company and led the assault until he fell dead. Dickop was born in Beloit, Wisconsin.
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