James B. Tennille

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James B. Tennille, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the advance on Gesnes, France, September 30, 1918. Although severely wounded, Corporal Tennille continued to fulfill his duties in action and, with utter disregard of his own personal danger, went forward alone and captured a machine-gun nest of two machine guns and approximately six men, routing all of the defenders.