James Stalcup

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Stalcup, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near La Haie, France, October 17, 1918. During the attack of the enemy position, Private Stalcup, although wounded in the shoulder by a shell fragment, continued to go forward with his section for seven hours until severely wounded by a trench-mortar shell. Due to his second wound, he lost his left arm. The courage and fortitude displayed by Private Stalcup enabled his section to reach its objective with all its guns.