Jess White
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 37, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jess White, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Nantillois, France, October 5, 1918. Corporal White led his squad across an area swept by machine- gun and shell fire with utter disregard for his personal danger. Although he was severely wounded by machine-gun bullets, he continued to direct his squad until completely exhausted from loss of blood.
