James H. Gay
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James H. Gay, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Crezancy, France, July 15, 1918. When his small force of about 30 men was almost entirely surrounded by greatly superior forces of the enemy, Lieutenant Gay, refusing to surrender, cut his way out by delivering a deadly fire from both his front and rear. He also captured about 150 prisoners, including a major, and his remarkable gallantry aided greatly in breaking up the German drive of July 15.
