James L. Courter
Home Town: Thornton, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James L. Courter, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, September 26, 1918. When telephone communication to the rear had been cut and its reestablishment was impossible because of the intensity of the bombardment, Corporal Courter voluntarily carried important messages to the rear through a violent artillery barrage and machine-gun and rifle fire.