James S. Butler

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James S. Butler, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, November 3, 1918. While leading a daylight patrol into the Bois Moirey to ascertain the enemy’s position, Sergeant Butler volunteered and advanced alone into a machine-gun nest to draw fire. He went forward until fired upon by enemy machine guns and snipers. He then crawled back and reported the position of the enemy to his battalion commander.