James H. Patten

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James H. Patten, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Conde- en-Brie, France, July 17, 1918. Corporal Patten was an example to the men of his platoon when they were under fire for the first time. He continually circulated among his men, encouraging and cautioning them. Mortally wounded by shrapnel, he refused to be evacuated, but stayed with his platoon until he died, with a last word of encouragement on his lips.