James F. Rodgers
Home Town: Bassett, NE
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James F. Rodgers, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Waereghem, Belgium, October 31, 1918. When intense fire of enemy machine-guns had held up the advance of two of our companies, and the enemy threatened to close in on our troops, Private Rodgers accompanied a squad of men forward to a point where he could most effectively use his automatic rifle. After the squad leader and two men had been killed he remained at his post and forced the advance German posts to retire, making possible the continuance of the progress of our companies.
