James A. Soules
Home Town: Dickinson, ND
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James A. Soules, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sedan, France, November 6 – 7, 1918. Accompanied by another soldier of his platoon, Lieutenant Soules entered the town of Noyers-Pout-Maugis, which was held by the enemy, against murderous machine-gun fire. He routed the gunners, killing one, thereby saving his company from a harassing flanking fire.