James Fuquay

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Fuquay, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Guillemet Farm, France, September 28, 1918. When Private Fuquay, an automatic rifleman, was stationed at a particularly dangerous location, his rifle became jammed, whereupon he took it apart, remedied the trouble, and again put it into operation. While doing this he was wounded in the left arm, but refused first-aid, continuing to serve his piece and direct fire on the enemy positions until completely exhausted from loss of blood.