The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant James Holt Green (NSN: 0-246370), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company B, 2677th Regiment, Office of Strategic Services, in action against enemy forces from 17 September 1944 to 26 December 1944. With full knowledge of the extreme hazards involved, Lieutenant Green volunteered for an intelligence mission into the heart of enemy-occupied Czechoslovakia. As the mission’s commanding officer, he was instrumental in obtaining military information of great value to the Allied cause, and in affecting the rescue and evacuation of a large number of downed Allied airmen. Until deterioration of the fighting front in Czechoslovakia rendered further operations impractical, the group under his resourceful guidance operated successfully behind enemy lines for several weeks under conditions of utmost peril and hardship. A constant flow of intelligence was transmitted to Allied authorities on such matters as the disposition and strength of enemy forces, situation reports of resistance activities, with estimates as to arms requirements for the supply of resistance forces; accurate and detailed reports on the results of Allied bombing, and designation of future bombing objectives. Lieutenant Green, through his brilliant leadership and his courageous and efficient performance, as commanding officer of the mission, until his capture and subsequent execution by the enemy, is in keeping with the highest traditions of the Armed Services.