The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private James Stalcup (ASN: 1314522), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 114th Machine-Gun Battalion, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near La Haie, France, 17 October 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.