James R. Ramsey

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James R. Ramsey, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Apremont, France, October 2, 1918. During the attack east of Chene Tondu, when his organization was held up by a strong counterattack, Corporal Ramsey, in command of an automatic rifle squad, kept up harassing fire on the enemy from a position which was under heavy enemy fire. Four members of his squad were disabled and one gun put out of action, but he, single handed, kept up a constant fire with the one remaining gun. His heroic conduct was a material factor in the successful repulse of the enemy.