James Mcsorley
Home Town: Eau Claire, WI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 66, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James McSorley, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Roncheres, France, July 30, 1918. Painfully wounded in the left arm, Sergeant McSorley continued to lead his platoon in the face of terrific machine-gun fire, remaining with his men and directing the advance until he was ordered to the rear.