Raymond H. Quisenberry Silver Star citation
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the SILVER STAR MEDAL posthumously to
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RAYMOND H. QUISENBERRY,
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE,
for service as set forth in the following
CITATION:
“For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Ambulance Driver for the Battalion Aid Station while serving with the First Battalion, Second Marines, Second Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Saipan and Tinian, Marianas Islands. Day and night, without proper rest or food for long periods and frequently going into areas where no vehicle had previously gone, Private First Class Quisenberry persisted in bringing wounded men from combat areas to the comparative security of the Battalion Aid Station. On 29 July 1944, he volunteered, despite warnings of the severeness of fighting in the area, to evacuate several wounded Marines and succeeded in getting them into the ambulance, but on the return trip the full force of enemy fire was directed at his ambulance and he was mortally wounded. By his self-sacrificing spirit and unswerving devotion to duty, Private First Class Quisenberry undoubtedly saved the lives of many of his comrades and reflected great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.”
For the president,
/s/ Artemus L. Gates
Acting Secretary of the Navy.
Born: 14 July 1921 in Buffalo, Mo…. Home of record: Hannibal, Mo…. Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii