Jay W. Macfarland

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jay W. MacFarland, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the St.. Mihiel offensive, France, September 12, 1918. Perceiving a gap which was increasing between two attacking companies, Lieutenant MacFarland promptly led three squads to fill the interval. His command was met at once by severe machine-gun fire and suffered severe casualties. He ordered his men to keep down and alone went forward to locate the enemy guns. In this act he was severely wounded, but he successfully directed the attack on the guns, which were captured before he was evacuated to the rear.