James Edward Moore
Home Town: Kenova, WV
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 22, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Edward Moore, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action south of Cunel, France, October 9, 1918. Although severely wounded in the head by a machine-gun bullet, Second Lieutenant Moore continued in command of his platoon and by his courageous conduct repulsed a strong enemy counterattack against the line held.