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 F. Rodgers (ASN: 3955458), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 363d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Waereghem, Belgium, 31 October 1918. When intense fire of enemy machine-guns had held up the advance of two of our companies, and the enemy threatened to close in on our troops, Private Rodgers accompanied a squad of men forward to a point where he could most effectively use his automatic rifle. After the squad leader and two men had been killed he remained at his post and forced the advance German posts to retire, making possible the continuance of the progress of our companies.