Darl S. James
Home Town: Kansas City, MO
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Darl S. James, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Baulny, Meuse, France, September 29 – 30, 1918. Although severely wounded within a few moments from the start of the engagement, Captain James refused to be evacuated, but remained in command of his company and in addition, throughout the day, assisted in reorganizing scattered elements. On September 30, during two counterattacks, he supervised the resistance of his sector in spite of his weakened condition, and continually inspired his command, by his disregard of machine-gun and artillery fire.