James Albert Schwing
Home Town: Spartanburg, SC
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Albert Schwing, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montbrehain, France, October 8, 1918. With two soldiers First Lieutenant Schwing attacked a machine-gun nest of four guns and about 40 Germans. By the efficient use of grenades and automatic rifles the Germans were forced to surrender, thereby allowing the company to continue the advance.
