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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) James M. Douglass, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 320th Machine-Gun Battalion, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Juvin, France, 14 October 1918. When his platoon had become greatly disorganized through many casualties, Lieutenant Douglass, although wounded, reorganized it, and led it through hazardous machine-gun and artillery fire. He remained on duty for several days, during which time he suffered acutely from his wounds, until ordered to a dressing station.