James A. Hamilton
Home Town: Hoosick Falls, NY
General Orders No. 20, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James A. Hamilton, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ronssoy, France, September 27, 1918. First Sergeant Hamilton rallied his company after it had become disorganized under a machine-gun barrage and all the officers were killed or wounded. He led his men forward in an effective attack, and was shortly afterwards killed while moving along his line.
