James B. Mcintyre
Home Town: North Adams, MA
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James B. McIntyre, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Villers-sur-Fere, France, July 28 to August 3, 1918. Lieutenant Mclntyre organized his platoon into a carrying party, and on two occasions brought up ammunition and supplies to the battalion in the front line, through heavy machine-gun, rifle, and shell fire. He was knocked down several times and once thrown into the Ourcq River, but successfully carried out his mission.
