James B. Carpenter
Home Town: Avant, OK
Status: KIA
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James B. Carpenter, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bazoches, France, August 9, 1918. Private Carpenter responded to a call for volunteers to destroy a hostile machine gun, the approach to which was covered by fire from three other machine guns. With seven other soldiers he went forward and skillfully and boldly accomplished the mission. This courageous soldier has since been killed in action.
