James A. Moseley
Home Town: Glen Ridge, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 20, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James A. Moseley, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Suippes, France, July 15, 1918. When two others had failed, one killed and the other wounded, Lieutenant Moseley left his shelter during a most intense enemy artillery bombardment, searched for and located a wounded corporal of his platoon, bringing him a distance of more than 400 yards to safety.