James J. Rochfort
Home Town: Chicago, IL
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James J. Rochfort, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Hilaire Woods, France, November 9, 1918. With utter disregard of personal danger, Sergeant Rochfort advanced alone and attacked a machine-gun nest which was inflicting heavy casualties on his company. Exposing himself to heavy fire he killed two of the gun crew and routed the others, allowing his company to resume the advance.
