James H. O’Rourke
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 26, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James H. O’Rourke, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vieville-en-Haye, France, September 26, 1918. After being twice wounded, Private O’Rourke captured two prisoners and took them to the battalion headquarters.