James B. Lawless
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Home Town: Newport, RI
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General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James B. Lawless, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 22, 1918. During a raid Sergeant Lawless bayoneted the men at two enemy machine guns, which were firing upon our raiding party and put several others out of action with and grenades.