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James
E.
Durham

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Batallion:

    3d Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 9, 1918
    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 2 (June 3, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant James E. Durham (ASN: 106355), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Sergeant Durham distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company D, 3d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Very, France, 9 October 1918, in reorganizing his company under violent enemy fire.

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Batallion:

    3d Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 19, 1918
    War Department, General Orders 81 (1919)

    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 Sergeant James E. Durham (ASN: 106355), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 3d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ploisy, France, 19 July 1918. When the officer commanding his machine-gun platoon had been wounded, Sergeant Durham took command of the platoon and the adjacent Infantry, whose officers had become casualties, displaying extraordinary heroism in leading both to attack the enemy artillery while subject to direct fire from their guns. By his conspicuous coolness and unfaltering courage at a very critical time, he inspired great confidence in the men under his control, while consolidating the positions at the final objective.