James W. Holland
Home Town: Gastonia, NC
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James W. Holland, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. While suffering from severe wounds and still subjected to intense artillery fire, Sergeant Holland directed the evacuation of his platoon commander and fully instructed his junior sergeant before he would allow himself to be evacuated.