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 Frederick Weems (ASN: 1307985), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Molain, France, 17 October 1918. Having volunteered to carry a message to an automatic rifle post 100 yards in advance of the line across a field swept by machine-gun fire, Private Weems continued on his mission, even after being seriously wounded, and delivered the message, thereby facilitating the destruction of machine-gun nests which were hindering the advance. After returning with the answer, he insisted upon walking to the dressing station.