James W. Hanbery

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James W. Hanbery, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Chateau- Thierry, France, July 19, 1918, in command of the attacking unit of the assault company of his battalion. After gaining his objective, in an advance through heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, the battalion on his left having been held up by enemy machine-gun nests, Lieutenant Hanbery’s company and battalion became exposed to grazing and flanking fire which threatened the destruction of the entire battalion. Lieutenant Hanbery reorganized the attacking line and although wounded, led a brilliant and successful attack against the enemy machine-gun nests until again wounded and rendered helpless, when he refused succor in order not to endanger the lives of his men.