James Cross

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Cross, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Souplet, France, October 15, 1918. Accompanied by four soldiers, Lieutenant Cross made a reconnaissance of the River La Salle, the journey being under constant heavy machine-gun fire. To secure the desired information it was necessary to wade the stream for the entire distance. On the following evening, Lieutenant Cross taped the line from which his regiment would launch their attack; and, in the battle that followed, he was severely wounded.