James Eugene Manning

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Eugene Manning, Hospital Apprentice, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 15, 1918. While Hospital Apprentice Manning was attending a wounded man, his dressing station was struck by a shell, from which his patient received two additional wounds. He dressed the man’s new wounds and while so doing was himself struck in the back and knocked down by the explosion of another shell. He remained at his post, however, until he had finished dressing his patient’s injuries and then removed him from the dressing station, which very soon was completely destroyed by a third shell.

The Navy Cross is awarded to Pharmacist’s Mate Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class James Eugene Manning, U.S. Navy, for distinguished and heroic service while attached to the First Battalion Sixth Marines: In the action against the enemy near Thiaucourt, France, on September 15, 1918, while attending to a wounded man the dressing station was hit with a shell and the patient was wounded in two more places. Showing great devotion, Pharmacist’s Mate Manning dressed the new wounds, and while doing so was struck in the back and knocked down by the explosion of another shell striking the aid station. He refused to leave his post until he had finished dressing the wounded man and had removed him from the aid station, which was completely gutted a minute later by another shell. During the entire action Pharmacist’s Mate Manning was conspicuous for his courage and promptness in the care of the wounded.