James B. Townsend
Home Town: Troy, AL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James B. Townsend, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vandieres, France, September 15, 1918. Private Townsend left Vandieres, went out on the field, which was continually under shell fire, and collected and brought into Vandieres 16 wounded. He remained with them 32 hours, bringing them food and water, adjusting gas masks, and making the wounded comfortable until all had been evacuated.